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fluorochrome
[floor-uh-krohm, flawr-, flohr-]
noun
Histology.
any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.
fluorochrome
/ ˈflʊərəʊˌkrəʊm /
noun
a chemical entity, such as a molecule or group, that exhibits fluorescence
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Origin of fluorochrome1
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To detect DNA and RNA, the Army team used acridine orange, a fluorochrome dye that easily unites with the nucleic acids and shines brightly under ultraviolet light.
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