"erythrosine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-erythrosine.wav Forms: erythrosines [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + -ine, equivalent to erythro- + -s- + -ine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grc:ἐρυθρός|-ine|id2=chemistry|t1=red}} Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + -ine, {{af|en|erythro-|-s-|-ine|id3=chemistry}} erythro- + -s- + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} erythrosine (countable and uncountable, plural erythrosines)
  1. (chemistry) tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: E127 when used as a food colouring Translations (food coloring): 赤蘚紅 /赤藓红 (chìxiǎnhóng) (Chinese Mandarin)

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