acid fast

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of bacteria that retain their stain when treated with an acidic solution
acid-fast bacillus
a class of rod-shaped bacteria which, after being stained, retain the stain when treated with an acidic solution
acid-fast
not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
acid fast

    Hyphenation

    ac·id fast

    Turkish pronunciation

    äsıd fäst

    Pronunciation

    /ˈasəd ˈfast/ /ˈæsəd ˈfæst/
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