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noun
A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bromeosin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein
History
Borrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
