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eosin
[ ee-uh-sin ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- any of a variety of eosinlike dyes.
eosin
/ ˈiːəʊsɪn; ˈiːəʊsɪn; -ˌsiːn /
noun
- Also calledbromeosin a red crystalline water-insoluble derivative of fluorescein. Its soluble salts are used as dyes. Formula: C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5
- any of several similar dyes
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Derived Forms
- ˈeosin-ˌlike, adjective
- ˌeoˈsinic, adjective
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Other Words From
- eo·sinic adjective
- eo·sin·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eosin1
C19: from Greek ēōs dawn + -in ; referring to the colour it gives to silk
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Example Sentences
Other counterstains may be used such as dilute eosin, dilute fuchsin, or vesuvin.
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Wassermann made several eosin preparations, by coupling the sodium derivative with potassium selenocyanide.
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The eosin and the selenium were then combined by a method and in a form the details of which have never been published.
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In this respect, therefore, they were entirely comparable with the eosin-selenium compound.
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Wassermanns results with eosin-selenium were soon critically examined by other observers.
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