Definitions for fluorescein

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fluorescein fluo·res·ce·in

Spelling: [floo-res-ee-in, flaw-, floh-]

IPA: /flʊˈrɛs i ɪn, flɔ-, floʊ-/

Fluorescein is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 1103 anagrams from letters in fluorescein (ceefilnorsu).

Definitions for fluorescein

noun

1. an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.

Origin of fluorescein

First recorded in 1875-80; fluoresce + -in²

Examples for fluorescein

If we fill a glass container with a fluorescein solution and look at it by reflected light it appears green.

By repeating this process two or three times, the fluorescein may be obtained in a very pure condition.

fluorescein is readily nitrated, yielding a di- or tetra-nitro compound according to conditions.