fluorescein
or flu·o·res·ce·ine
an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C20H12O5, that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
Origin of fluorescein
1- Also called resorcinolphthalein.
Words Nearby fluorescein
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How to use fluorescein in a sentence
By repeating this process two or three times, the fluorescein may be obtained in a very pure condition.
fluorescein is readily nitrated, yielding a di- or tetra-nitro compound according to conditions.
If we fill a glass container with a fluorescein solution and look at it by reflected light it appears green.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 | Victor Rousseau
British Dictionary definitions for fluorescein
fluoresceine
/ (ˌflʊəˈrɛsɪɪn) /
an orange-red crystalline compound that in aqueous solution exhibits a greenish-yellow fluorescence in reflected light and is reddish-orange in transmitted light: used as a marker in sea water and as an indicator. Formula: C 20 H 12 O 5
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Scientific definitions for fluorescein
[ flu-rĕs′ē-ĭn, flô- ]
An orange-red crystalline compound that exhibits intense fluorescence in alkaline solution. It is used in medicine for diagnostic purposes, in oceanography as a tracer, and as a textile dye. Chemical formula: C20H12O5.
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