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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eosin \E"o*sin\, n. [Gr. ? dawn.] (Chem.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresce["i]n, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: eosin n : a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studing cell structures [syn: {bromeosin}]
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