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—acid-fastness, n./as"id fast', -fahst'/, adj.resistant to decolorizing by acidified alcohol after staining.[1900-05]
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acid-fast — adjective not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis) • Similar to: ↑impervious, ↑imperviable * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : not easily decolorized by acids… … Useful english dictionary
acid-fast — /ˈæsəd fast/ (say asuhd fahst) adjective resistant to decolourisation by acid after staining …
acid-fast — ac′id fast adj. lab resistant to decolorizing by acidified alcohol after staining • Etymology: 1900–05 ac′id fast ness, n … From formal English to slang
acid fast — Refers to bacteria like the mycobacteria that cannot be easily decolorized with acid alcohol after being stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin … Dictionary of microbiology
acid-fast staining — A staining procedure that differentiates between bacteria based on their ability to retain a dye when washed with an acid alcohol solution … Dictionary of microbiology
