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fluorescein en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescencebf. English fluoresce Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English fluorescein From fluoresce + -in.

Meanings

  1. Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations

Forms

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fluoresceins Number=Plur lexicographic
fluoresceine alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

calcein · fluoresceinated · carboxynaphthofluorescein · tetrabromofluorescein · hexachlorofluorescein · diaminofluorescein · dichlorofluorescein

Synonyms

resorcinolphthalein

Translations (7)

ca fluoresceïna (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted) · fr fluorescéine (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted) · es fluoresceína (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted) · hu fluoreszcein (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted) · ro fluoresceină (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted) · de Fluorescein (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted) · it fluoresceina (any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted)