"fluorescein" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fluoresceins [plural]
Etymology: From fluoresce + -in. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fluoresce|in}} fluoresce + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluorescein (plural fluoresceins)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations Wikipedia link: fluorescein Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids, Dyes Synonyms: resorcinolphthalein, fluoresceine Derived forms: diaminofluorescein Translations (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted): fluorescéine [feminine] (French), Fluorescein [neuter] (German), fluoreszcein (Hungarian), fluoresceina [feminine] (Italian), fluoresceină [feminine] (Romanian), fluoresceína [feminine] (Spanish)

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