acetocarmine

noun

acetocarmine

noun
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English carmine English acetocarmine From aceto- + carmine.

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A stain consisting of a solution of carmine in acetic acid.

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