microclimate (iou) and R-banding stain (medicine)

microclimate (iou)

microclimate noun. E20.
[from MICRO- + CLIMATE.]
The climate of a very small or restricted area, or of the immediate surroundings of an object, esp. where this differs from the climate generally.
F. Pohl Outside..the microclimate of my little Garden..the air was too thin and too dry.
microcli'matic adjective E20.
microcli'matically adverb M20.

R-banding stain (medicine)

R-banding stain
<technique> A reverse Giemsa chromosome banding method that produces bands complementary to G-bands; induced by treatment with high temperature, low pH, or acridine orange staining; often used together with G-banding on human karyotype to determine whether there are deletions.

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