eosin-loving
|e-o-sin-lov-ing|
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/ˈiːoʊsɪnˌlʌvɪŋ/
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/ˈiːəʊsɪnˌlʌvɪŋ/
stains with eosin / has affinity for eosin
Etymology
'eosin-loving' originates from Modern English, specifically the compound of the noun 'eosin' and the participial adjective 'loving', where 'eosin' comes from New Latin 'eosin' (ultimately from Greek 'ēōs' meaning 'dawn', referring to its pink color) and 'loving' derives from Old English 'lufian' meaning 'to love'.
'eosin' entered scientific English in the 19th century via New Latin/German as the name of a pink dye derived from Greek 'ēōs' ('dawn'); 'loving' evolved from Old English 'lufian' through Middle English to Modern English; the two were combined in Modern English to form the descriptive compound 'eosin-loving'.
Initially, 'eosin' referred strictly to the chemical dye and 'loving' to affection; over time the compound came to mean 'having an affinity for staining with eosin' in histological contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having an affinity for, or staining readily with, the dye eosin; eosinophilic (used in histology/pathology to describe structures that take up eosin and appear pink).
The cytoplasm of the tumor cells was eosin-loving, appearing bright pink after staining with eosin.
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Last updated: 2025/12/15 00:09