Carbolfuchsin is the ________ in the acid-fast stain

A) primary stain
B) mordant
C) decolorizer
D) counterstain
E) fixing reagent


A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Staining
Learning Outcome: 4.15

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