Deparaffinization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of paraffin wax from slides prior to staining uncountable
  2. 2
    The removal of paraffin and ceresin from petroleum products uncountable

Etymology

From de- + paraffin + -ization.

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paraffin wax

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