NOUN | substance | fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein | a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted |
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Meaning | 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 / chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed). | |
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Synonyms | fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein | |
Category | solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
Narrower | eosin, bromeosin | A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein |
Broader | absorption indicator | An indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation |
dye, dyestuff | A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair | |
Spanish | colorante fluorescente, fluoresceína | |
Catalan | fluoresceïna |
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