alcian blue

English

Etymology

Thought to derive from halcyon.

Noun

alcian blue (countable and uncountable, plural alcian blues)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of basic copper-containing phthalocyanine dyes that are used to stain mucopolysaccharides.
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