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[ adjective ] (of a specimen for study under a microscope) treated with a reagent or dye that colors only certain structures

Used in print

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

Treatment of all the sera with sweet_clover proteins greatly reduced nonspecific fluorescence , especially when the treated conjugate was diluted to 1 : 2 with 0.85 % saline .

In the latter cases an additional treatment of the DEAE cellulose treated * * f with 50 mg of sweet_clover stem tissue powder further improved the specificity .

Related terms

stained

2
[ adjective ] subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

Examples

"the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer" "treated timbers resist rot" "treated fabrics resist wrinkling"

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Research at Fayette_, Missouri on oxidation ponds has shown that the BOD in the treated effluent varied from 30 to 53 mg / l with loadings from 8 to 120 lb BOD / day / acre .

3
[ adjective ] given medical care or treatment

Examples

"a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days if left untreated it lasts two weeks"

4
[ adjective ] made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

Examples

"a sword of tempered steel" "tempered glass"

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