You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZaceto-orcein
noun
ace·to-or·ce·in
ˌa-sə-tō-ˈȯr-sē-ən
ə-ˌsē-tō-
: a biological stain consisting of orcein in solution with acetic acid
Root tips were obtained and stained with aceto-orcein, and root tip squashes were performed.—
A. Lane Rayburn et al., Crop Science, 27 Oct. 2005
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