adj :  of, relating to, utilizing, or staining by the Feulgen reaction <positive mitochondria> 
 
Feulgen, Robert Joachim (1884-1955), German biochemist. Feulgen introduced the Feulgen reaction in 1914. This reaction, which is specific for DNA, transformed nucleic acid cytochemistry.
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  phy·log·e·ny 
 
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