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.

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Origin of fluorochrome

fluoro- + -chrome

Words nearby fluorochrome

fluorine dating, fluorite, fluoro-, fluorocarbon, fluorochemical, fluorochrome, fluorography, fluorometer, fluorometry, fluorophore, fluorophosphate

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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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Medical 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.