Argentaffin


argentaffin

argentaffin ar·gen·taf·fin (är-jěn’tə-fĭn)
adj.
of or relating to cells or tissue elements that reduce silver ions in solution, thereby staining brown or black.

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    argentaffin cell argentaffin cell n. see enteroendocrine cell.

  • Argental

    of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver. historical examples silver-like; pertaining to, resembling, or sounding like silver; argental. cooley’s cyclopdia of practical receipts and collateral information in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades…, sixth edition, volume i arnold cooley another ore of gold is the alloy with silver, or argental gold, the electrum of pliny, […]

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  • Argenti

    variant of , especially before a vowel. a combining form meaning “silver,” used in the formation of compound words: argento-cuprous sulfide. historical examples argentochloride of ammonia; argenti ammonio-chloridum, l. prep. cooley’s practical receipts, volume ii arnold cooley we traverse the marshes of the styx, and argenti swims to the boat through the slimy waves. selected […]


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