Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinyoun stain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kiny-oun s-tain
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A staining procedure for acid-fast species of the bacterial genera Mycobacterium and Nocardia and the apicomplexan genus Cryptosporidium. It involves a primary stain (basic fuchsin), a decolorizer (acid-alcohol), and a counterstain (methylene blue).

Etymology

Developed by Joseph J. Kinyoun.

Phrases

Kinyoun method

Frequently Paired Words

Kinyoun method

Questions

What does kinyoun stain mean?: A staining procedure for acid-fast species of the bacterial genera Mycobacterium and Nocardia and the apicomplexan genus Cryptosporidium. It involves a primary stain (basic fuchsin), a decolorizer (acid-alcohol), and a counterstain (methylene blue).
Where does kinyoun stain come from?: Developed by Joseph J. Kinyoun.

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