Pyroxylin vs Celloidin - What's the difference?
pyroxylin | celloidin |
(organic compound) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
(biology) A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.
* {{quote-book, 1950, John Randal Baker, Cytological Technique
, passage=The celloidin will gradually change into a soft gel. }}
A specimen embedded in celloidin.
* {{quote-book, 2006, Dolores Landy Bentham, chapter=Fresh Air, Still Going Strong, editor=Janet Weinberg
, passage=I will not cut the celloidins or check the bibliography for his book. }}
As nouns the difference between pyroxylin and celloidin
is that pyroxylin is (organic compound) a highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers while celloidin is (biology) a semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.pyroxylin
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