ziehlhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/ziehl_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZiehl, n.
First published 1986; not fully revised

Ziehlnoun

Bacteriology.
  1. 1892–
    Used attributively and in the possessive to designate a red stain consisting of an alcoholic solution of fuchsine in an aqueous solution of phenol.
    1. 1892
      Carbol-fuschsin (Ziehl's solution).
      G. M. Sternberg, Manual of Bacteriology i. iv. 29 (heading)
    2. 1967
      Immature polyhedra in the nuclei of the hemolymph cells are easily differentiated by staining the smears with Ziehl fuchsin.
      K. M. Smith, Insect Virology x. 189

Ziehl, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

Ziehl, n. was last modified in December 2024.