Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Cresyl violet is an organic compound with the chemical formula C19H18ClN3O. It is used in biology and medicine as a histological stain. Cresyl violet is an effective and reliable stain used for light microscopy sections. Initially tissue sections are defatted by passing through graded dilutions of ethanol. Then rehydrated by passing back through decreasing concentrations of ethanol. Lastly back into water.
