 fluorescein |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,color) a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution) | |
| Synonyms: | fluorescent_dye resorcinolphthalein fluoresceine | |
| Related terms: | dye absorption_indicator eosin solution | |
| Similar spelling: |
fluoresceine fluoresce fluorescent fluorescence florescence flourishing fluoroscope flourish fluorspar fluorosis |
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