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fluorescein |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fluorescein \Flu`o*res"ce*in\, n. (Chem.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, {C20H12O5}, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fluorescein n : a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted [syn: {fluoresceine}, {fluorescent dye}, {resorcinolphthalein}]
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