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Is Mordant Blue 14 vegetarian?

Mordant Blue 14

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Celestine Blue is a synthetic oxazine dye used as a histological stain, often employed as an iron haematoxylin substitute for nuclear staining in histology. It is also known as Mordant Blue 14.

Also known as Celestin Blue, Celestine Blue, Mordant Blue 14
CAS number 1562-90-9
CI number CI 51050
Last reviewed 3 June 2026

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