xy·lol

(zī′lôl′, -lōl′)

Variant of xylene.

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xylol

(ˈzaɪlɒl)

(Elements & Compounds) another name (not in technical usage) for xylene

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xylol - a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent

xylene

dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"

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The samples were deparaffinized in a graded series of xylol and rehydrated in a graded series of alcohol.

Role of Cancer Stem Cell, Apoptotic Factor, DNA Repair, and Telomerase Toward Radiation Therapy Response in Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer

The tissue slices were processed in various grades of alcohol and xylol and subsequently embedded in paraffin wax.

ROLE OF IMPRINT CYTOLOGY IN INTRA-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID LESIONS

Tissue samples were passed from alcohol series for dehydration and from xylol series for clarification then blocked in paraffin.

PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF ASTAXANTHIN IN THE LUNG INJURY CAUSED BY ISCHEMIA REPERFUSION OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES

-removal of paraffin by Xylol, increasing hydration by ethanol alcohol, inhibition of peroxidases in 3% methanol solution, two times of washing with PBS-T solution, Antigen retrieval using Dako solution, two times of washing with PBS-T solution, Blocking for one hour at 37 degrees using secondary antibody host serum (ab97245), Goat Anti Mouse (HRP), two times of washing with PBS-T solution.

DETERMINING THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THREE WEEKS OF CONSUMPTION OF HMB SUPPLEMENT AND ONE SESSION OF EXTREME ECCENTRIC RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON THE EXPRESSION RATES OF MYOG AND CD56 GENES IN SATELLITE CELLS

Sections were passed through alcohol and xylol series, and then adhesive (Entellan[R]) was dropped, and lamella was applied.

Evaluation of Behavior, Learning, Memory Along with Apoptosis, Neuronal Damage, and GABA-A Alpha-1 Receptor Level After Status Epilepticus in Immature and Mature Rats/Immatur ve Matur Sicanlarda Status Epileptikus Sonrasi Apoptoz, Noronal Hasar, GABA-A Alfa-1 Reseptor Miktari ile Davranis, Ogrenme ve Hafizanin Degerlendirilmesi

After sectioning, the sections were de-paraffinized in xylol followed by hydration in descending grades of alcohol (100%, 95%, 80%, and 70%) and distilled water.

Evaluation of polyherbal formulation and synthetic choline chloride on choline deficiency model in broilers: implications on zootechnical parameters, serum biochemistry and liver histopathology

Finally, the slides were counterstained with hematoxylin, washed in running water, dehydrated in a sequential series of alcohol and xylol baths, and covered with coverslips mounted with Permount[R] (Fisher Scientific, USA).

Ventilation-induced changes correlate to pulmonary vascular response and VEGF, VEGFR-1/2, and eNOS expression in the rat model of postnatal hypoxia

Then, they were dehydrated in a series of alcohols, clarified in xylol and embedded in Paraplast (Paraplast Plus embedding medium; melting point: 54 [degrees]C; Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Co., St Louis, MO, USA).

Segmentacion Basada en Colores vs. Estereologia: Una Comparacion Simple entre Dos Metodos Semiautomaticos de Analisis de Imagenes para la Cuantificacion del Colageno

After placing into xylol, the cross-sections were embedded in paraffin.

L-Cysteine Partially Protects Against Acrylamide-Induced Testicular Toxicity

The samples were then dehydrated, cleared with xylol, embedded in paraffin, sectioned (4 [micro]m thickness), and stained with hematoxylin and Ehrlich's eosin.

Gonadal maturation of the female smooth lumpsucker (Aptocyclus ventricosus)

Abdomens then were washed in water, dehydrated in a series of increasingly concentrated ethyl alcohol solutions, and cleared in xylol. Abdomens were dissected to remove the tergites with tergal glands and to separate the genitalia.

First record of Blattella vaga (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) from southern Alabama