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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NILE BLUE

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Nile blue is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NILE BLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nile blue

Nile blue

Nile blue is a stain used in biology and histology. It may be used with live or fixed cells, and imparts a blue colour to cell nuclei. It may also be used in conjunction with fluorescence microscopy to stain for the presence of polyhydroxybutyrate granules in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Boiling a solution of Nile blue with sulfuric acid produces Nile red. Nile blue hydrochloride in water. Concentrations, left to right: 1000 ppm, 100 ppm, 10 ppm, 1 ppm, 100 ppb. Nile blue in water. Left to right: pH 0, pH 4, pH 7, pH 10, pH 14. Nile blue in water and ethyl acetate in daylight. Left to right: pH 0, pH 4, pH 7, pH 10, pH 14 Nile blue in water and ethyl acetate in UV light. Left to right: pH 0, pH 4, pH 7, pH 10, pH 14 Nile blue in daylight and UV light in different solvents. Left to right: 1. methanol, 2. ethanol, 3. methyl-tert-butylether, 4. cyclohexane, 5. n-hexane, 6. acetone, 7. tetrahydrofuran, 8. ethyl acetate, 9. dimethyl formamide, 10. acetonitrile, 11. toluene, 12.

Definition of Nile blue in the English dictionary

The definition of Nile blue in the dictionary is a pale greenish-blue colour.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NILE BLUE

Nikkei index
Nikkei Stock Average
Nikko
Nikolainkaupunki
Nikolayev
nil
nil desperandum
nil return
Nile
Nile green
nilgai
nilghau
Nilgiri Hills
Nilgiris
nill
Nilo-Saharan
Nilometer
Nilotic
nilpotent
Nilsson

WORDS THAT END LIKE NILE BLUE

a bolt from the blue
air-force blue
blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
Delft blue
duck-egg blue
electric blue
ice blue
indigo blue
into the blue
midnight blue
navy blue
out of the blue
powder blue
robin´s-egg blue
royal blue
sky blue
steel blue
true blue
trypan blue

Synonyms and antonyms of Nile blue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Nile blue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NILE BLUE

Find out the translation of Nile blue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Nile blue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Nile blue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝色尼罗河
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azul Nilo
570 millions of speakers

English

Nile blue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नील नीले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النيل الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Нил синий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nilo azul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল নীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nil Bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biru Nil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nilblau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナイルブルー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나일 블루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nile xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நைல் நீலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळा निळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nil mavisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blu Nilo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nile blue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ніл синій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru de Nil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε Νείλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nyl blou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nilblått
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nile blå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nile blue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NILE BLUE»

The term «Nile blue» is regularly used and occupies the 99.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NILE BLUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Nile blue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NILE BLUE»

Discover the use of Nile blue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nile blue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fluorescence Microscopy
Nile Blue A C.I. 51180, Basic Blue 12 Nile Blue sulphate A basic oxazine dye, not a fluorochrome, but may be oxidized to the fluorescent Nile Red, qv. Suppliers: Aldrich, Chroma (Nilblausulfat), Fluka, Polysciences, Sigma. Bibliography Gurr ...
F. W. D. Rost, 1995
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Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques
Results Phospholipids gray Sphingomyelin bronze in polarized light A major advance in lipid histochemistry was the introduction of the dye Nile blue sulfate ( Smith 1908) in the first method for differentiating two lipid classes simultaneously.
John D. Bancroft, Marilyn Gamble, 2008
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Handbook of Acid-Base Indicators
A B C D E F G H I J K N M NILE BLUE Other Names C.I. Basic Blue 12; Nile Blue; C.I. 51180; Cresol Fast Violet; Cresyl Fast Violet; Nile Blue AX; Nile Blue BX; Nile blue base; Nile blue chloride CA Index Name Benzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium, ...
R. W. Sabnis, 2007
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Medical Laboratory Science : Theory And Practice
2. A control slide should be stained along with the test slide. The control slides are prepared with the aid of extraction procedures. Glycolipids are resistant to cold acetone treatment and so can be extracted with warm acetone. Nile Blue ...
Ochei Et Al, 2000
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Photodynamic Therapy of Neoplastic Disease
Among them, Nile blue dyes (benzophenoxazines) were found to stain tumors most intensively and consistently. In these studies, dyes were administered to mice with a transplantable sarcoma by oral feeding at dosages ranging from 0.15 to ...
David Kessel, 1990
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Elephant's Breath & London Smoke
U Etymons of English WordsU, 1826 {see Eau de Nil} Nile blue, 1884 – We are therefore not surprised to find that the leading colours for costumes now worn en voyage, or at the fashionable Continental bains de mer, are bright and gay.
Deb Salisbury, 2009
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The Blue Nile Revealed: The Story of the Great Abbai ...
... Alastair ix, 31, 34, 87; Phase 2: 136-38, 140-41, 144- 45; day 2: 149-51, 154-60 ; aftermath, passim 161-69; below Falls 173-78, 180; Abaya Gorge 182-89; Group P 200, 217-18, 223-25 Nile, Blue, see Great Abbai Northern Gorge 7, 17, 131, ...
Richard Snailham, 2005
8
Nile Basin: Nile, Blue Nile, Hydropolitics in the Nile ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
9
Encyclopedia of World Geography
Over the next century, many explorers failed and some died attempting to trace the Nile. BLUE NILE The Blue Nile's source is a stream issuing from Mount Gish in Ethiopia called Sakala. The stream is considered sacred and develops into a ...
R. W. McColl, 2005
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Luminescent Agents—Advances in Research and Application: ...
New research, “Rapid quantification of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) concentration in activated sludge with the fluorescent dye Nile blue A,” is the subject of a report. According to the authors of recent research from Hokkaido, Japan, “The ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NILE BLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nile blue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Human Right record embarrasses Sisi's 'successful' foreign policy …
Since Ethiopia announced building a new dam on the Nile Blue River in 2010, the relations between Egypt and Ethiopia have soured as Cairo ... «The Cairo Post, Jun 15»
2
Preakness 2015: Strange story about the N.J. horse the Triple …
Forget Kentucky, where they claim every colt has the grace of Pegasus and survives on a diet of Nile blue pasture land. Forget all that ... «NJ.com, May 15»
3
CIA Looking Into Weather Modification as a Form of Warfare
... the ability to create modifications of climate that might be seriously detrimental to the security of this country, Nile Blue [a computer simulation] ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Feb 15»
4
HOMES: Makeover your spare room this January
Copper daisy task lamp, BHS. Bergen chair, in sky, Next. George Home Butterfly bath towel, Nile blue, Asda. Share0 Share0 Tweet0 Share0. «Sutton Coldfield Observer, Jan 15»
5
Style to spare: Ideas for the extra bedrooms in your home
Complete the look with a Butterfly Bath Towel in Nile Blue, £6. A comfortable seat's always welcome and a Bergen Chair in Sky Blue, £185, ... «Belfast Telegraph, Nov 14»
6
Interiors: How to do up your spare room
... Acrylic Droplet Light Shade, £17, and storage boxes, starting from £8 a set. Complete the look with a Butterfly Bath Towel in Nile Blue, £6. «Stoke Sentinel, Nov 14»
7
How to Text, and Sext, Like a Gentleman
... of Dempsey blue, a heartache shade of azure named for the firm of Dempsey & Carroll, or the cool beauty of the Nile blue sold by Smythson. «Slate Magazine, Oct 14»
8
Sarah Rebekah Dinsmore - Samuel Rice Baxter
Guest tables, alternating floor-length cloths in shades of cream and Nile blue, avocado and lemon, held either sterling trumpet vases with ... «Arkansas Online, Aug 14»
9
Near-infrared Light Triggers Targeted Drug Release Without …
980 nm NIR also induced release of other dyes of varying hydrophobicity (Nile red, Nile blue and IR780) from PLGA particles, although more ... «Labmate Online, Jul 14»
10
Adding Whimsy to a Heritage Brand
And while the Quentin Jones bags have a lot of black and white, they are enriched with wine red and Nile blue. Mr. O'Hanlon also points out ... «New York Times, Mar 14»

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