A trademark for: a mixture of paraffins and plastic polymers used as an embedding medium for biological samples, especially for examination under the microscope.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Official Gazette. From para- + -plast.
Definition of Paraplast in US English:
Paraplast
noun
Histology
A trademark for: a mixture of paraffins and plastic polymers used as an embedding medium for biological samples, especially for examination under the microscope.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Official Gazette. From para- + -plast.