ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Methacarn

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Methacarn is a noun meaning (cytology) A mixture of methanol, chloroform and acetic acid used as a fixative.

Meaning

(cytology) A mixture of methanol, chloroform and acetic acid used as a fixative.

Example Sentences

Fragments of ventral prostate were fixed by immersion in 4% formaldehyde freshly prepared in phosphate buffer pH 7.2 and methacarn (1 : 3 : 6 of acetic acid, chloroform, and methanol) and embedded in Paraplast.

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