histolene
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Noun
[edit]histolene (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The monoterpene hydrocarbon "p-mentha-1,8-diene" used as a cytological clearing agent
- 2015 September 22, “Effect of Immunosuppressive Agents on Hepatocyte Apoptosis Post-Liver Transplantation”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- In brief, 4 μm sections of paraffin-embedded human liver tissue mounted on silane-coated glass slides were de-paraffinized in histolene and dehydrated in graded ethanol.