Specimen vs Celloidin - What's the difference?
specimen | celloidin |
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
An eligible man.
(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 specimen and celloidin
is that specimen is an individual instance that represents a class; an example while celloidin is a semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides.specimen
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(en-noun)- early specimens of the art of Picasso
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