Flemming's fluid

noun

Flem·​ming's fluid

variants or Flemming's solution

ˈflemiŋz-,

-mēŋz-

: a fixing fluid composed of osmium tetroxide, chromic anhydride, and acetic acid in aqueous solution and used in microscopy chiefly for preserving details of cells

Word History

Etymology

after Walther Flemming †1905 German anatomist and cytologist

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