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page 1Staining dyes
silver nitrate
chemical compound

Gram staining
microbiological method for identification; method of staining used to differentiate bacterial species into two large groups (gram-positive and gram-negative)
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carmine
Carmine ()also called cochineal (when it is extracted from the cochineal insect), cochineal extract, crimson lake, or carmine lake is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminium complex derived from carminic acid. Specific code names for the pigment include natural red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120. Carmine is also a general term for a particularly deep-red color.
osmium tetroxide
chemical compound

fluorescein
Fluorescein is an organic compound and dye based on the xanthene tricyclic structural motif, formally belonging to triarylmethine dyes family. It is available as a dark orange/red powder slightly soluble in water and alcohol. It is used as a fluorescent tracer in many applications.
ethidium bromide
chemical compound
crystal violet
triarylmethane dye used as a histological stain and in Gram's method of classifying bacteria
Lugol's iodine
mixture of water, iodine and potassium iodide

hematoxylin
Haematoxylin or hematoxylin (), also called natural black 1 or C.I. 75290, is a compound extracted from heartwood of the logwood tree (Haematoxylum campechianum) with a chemical formula of . This naturally derived dye has been used as a histologic stain, as an ink and as a dye in the textile and leather industry. As a dye, haematoxylin has been called palo de Campeche, logwood extract, bluewood and blackwood. In histology, haematoxylin staining is commonly followed by counterstaining with eosin. When paired, this staining procedure is known as H&E staining and is one of the most commonly used
malachite green
chemical compound
eosin
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Congo red
chemical compound
basic fuchsine
Fuchsine (sometimes spelled fuchsin) or rosaniline hydrochloride is a magenta dye with chemical formula C20H19N3·HCl. There are other similar chemical formulations of products sold as fuchsine, and several dozen other synonyms of this molecule.
H&E stain
histological stain method using hematoxylin and eosin
Ziehl-Neelsen stain
microbiological method for identification

DAPI
DAPI (pronounced 'DAPPY', /ˈdæpiː/), or 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, is a fluorescent stain that binds strongly to adenine–thymine-rich regions in DNA. It is used extensively in fluorescence microscopy. As DAPI can pass through an intact cell membrane, it can be used to stain both live and fixed cells, though it passes through the membrane less efficiently in live cells and therefore provides a marker for membrane viability.
Giemsa stain
stain used for diagnosis of malaria
methyl violet
dye
Coomassie Brilliant Blue
chemical compound
auramine hydrochloride
chemical compound
brilliant green
chemical compound
rhodamine B
chemical compound
Red 2G
chemical compound
Hoechst stain
group of fluorescent dyes for DNA staining
SYBR Green I
chemical compound
methyl blue
chemical compound
Fast Green FCF
chemical compound
rhodamine
thumb|Rhodamine core structure
thumb|Rhodamine in water
Rhodamine is a family of related dyes, a subset of the triarylmethane dyes. They are derivatives of xanthene. Important members of the rhodamine family are rhodamine 6G, Rhodamin WT, Texas Red (Sulforhodamin 101), rhodamine 123, and rhodamine B. They are mainly used to dye paper and inks, but they lack the lightfastness for fabric dyeing.
sudan III
chemical compound
Eosin methylene blue
culture medium used in microbiology
orange G
chemical compound
eosin Y
chemical compound
bromodeoxyuridine
Bromodeoxyuridine ('''5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine, BrdU, BUdR, BrdUrd, broxuridine''') is a synthetic nucleoside analogue with a chemical structure similar to thymidine. BrdU is commonly used to study cell proliferation in living tissues and has been studied as a radiosensitizer and diagnostic tool in people with cancer.
hematein
Hematein (US spelling) or haematein is an oxidized derivative of haematoxylin, used in staining. Haematein should not be confused with haematin, which is a brown to black iron-containing pigment formed by decomposition of haemoglobin. In the Colour Index (but nowhere else), haematein is called haematine.
phosphotungstic acid
chemical compound
Acid fuchsin
chemical compound
D&c green no. 8
Pyranine is a hydrophilic, pH-sensitive fluorescent dye from the group of chemicals known as arylsulfonates. Pyranine is soluble in water and is used as a coloring agent, biological stain, optical detecting reagent, and pH indicator. Pyranine is also used in yellow highlighters to provide their characteristic fluorescence and bright yellow-green colour. It is also found in some types of soap.
janus green B
chemical compound
rhodamine 6G
red dye
periodic acid-Schiff stain
histological stain method
fluorescein isothiocyanate
mixture of isomers
Ponceau 6R
chemical compound
sudan dyes
group of dyes
rhodamine 123
chemical compound
scarlet red
chemical compound
thioflavin T
Thioflavins are fluorescent dyes that are available as at least two compounds, namely Thioflavin T and Thioflavin S. Both are used for histology staining and biophysical studies of protein aggregation. In particular, these dyes have been used since 1959 to investigate amyloid formation. They are also used in biophysical studies of the electrophysiology of bacteria. Thioflavins are corrosive, irritant, and acutely toxic, causing serious eye damage. Thioflavin T has been used in research into Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
7-aminoactinomycin D
chemical compound
Oil Red O
chemical compound
cresyl violet
chemical compound
texas red
chemical compound
propidium iodide
chemical compound
Masson's trichrome stain
Biological staining procedure used in study of tissues

orcein
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Orcein, also called archil, orchil, lacmus and C.I. Natural Red 28 - CICN 758600, is any dye extracted from several species of lichen, commonly known as "orchella weeds", found in various parts of the world. A major source is the archil lichen, Roccella tinctoria. Orcinol is extracted from such lichens. It is then converted to orcein by ammonia and air. In traditional dye-making methods, urine was used as the ammonia source. If the conversion is carried out in the presence of potassium carbonate,
Alcian blue
chemical compound
Water blue
chemical compound
acridine yellow
chemical compound
Feulgen stain
histochemical method to detect DNA
Biebrich scarlet
chemical compound
Solvent Black 3
chemical compound
D&C yellow no. 11
chemical compound