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fluorochrome

[ floo r-uh-krohm, flawr-, flohr- ]
/ ˈflʊər əˌkroʊm, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /

noun Histology.

any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.

Nearby words

  1. fluorine dating,
  2. fluorite,
  3. fluoro-,
  4. fluorocarbon,
  5. fluorochemical,
  6. fluorography,
  7. fluorometer,
  8. fluorometric,
  9. fluorometry,
  10. fluorophore

Origin of fluorochrome

fluoro- + -chrome
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British Dictionary definitions for fluorochrome

fluorochrome

/ (ˈflʊərəʊˌkrəʊm) /

noun

a chemical entity, such as a molecule or group, that exhibits fluorescence
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Medicine definitions for fluorochrome

fluorochrome

[ flur′ə-krōm′, flôr′- ]

n.

Any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to stain tissues and cells for examination by fluorescence microscopy.
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