Look up: eosin

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   Eosin
   Eosin is the potassium or sodium salt of tetrabromo-flourescein. It is a red substance which possesses brilliant flourescence in alkaline solution. It is used in acid solution as a red dye for wool and silk and is also used in red ink.
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   eosin
   [n] - a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein
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   eosin
   Tetrabromofluorescein, a red dye used extensively in histology, for example in the standard H & E (haematoxylin/ eosin) stain used in routine pathology.
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   Eosin
   E'o·sin noun [ Greek ... dawn.] (Chemistry) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, 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.
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   eosin
   <protein> A red, fluorescent, bromine-containing, water-insoluble dye usedmainly in toner and cosmetics. ... A red or brown potassium or sodium salt of the above dye, it is usedas a biological stain and in pharmaceuticals. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   eosin
   bromeosin noun a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
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   Eosin
   `Eosin` is a fluorescent red dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein. It can be used to stain cytoplasm, collagen and muscle fibers for examination under the microscope. There are actually two very closely related compounds commonly referred to as eosin. Most often used is `eosin Y` (also known as `eosin Y ws`, `eosin yellowish`, `Acid Red 87`, `C.I. 45380`, `bromoeosine`, `bromofluoresceic acid`, `D&C Red No. 22`); it has a very...
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   eosin
   (e´o-sin) any of a class of rose-colored stains or dyes, all being bromine derivatives of fluorescein; eosin Y, the sodium salt of tetrabromofluorescein, is much used in histologic and laboratory procedures.
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   Eosin
   • (n.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein, 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.
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    eosin
    (from the article `radiation`) Actually there are many organic substances and various materials of biologic origin that make cells sensitive to light. When eosin is added to a ...
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    eosin
    eosin Any of several synthetic dyes, including bluish and yellow ones. They are used to stain tissues for microscopic examinations.
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    eosin
    A derivative of fluorescein used as a fluorescent acid dye for cytoplasmic stains and counterstains in histology and in Romanovsky-type blood stains. [G. s, dawn]
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