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Adjective: acid-fast  'a-sid,fãst
  1. Not easily decolourized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)

See also: imperviable, impervious

Encyclopedia: Acid-fast

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