fluorochrome

American

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

noun

Histology.

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

fluorochrome British

/ ˈflʊərəʊˌkrəʊm /

noun

a chemical entity, such as a molecule or group, that exhibits fluorescence

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Etymology

Origin of fluorochrome

fluoro- + -chrome

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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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