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- [floo-res-ee-in, flaw-, floh-]
- /flʊˈrɛs i ɪn, flɔ-, floʊ-/
- /flˈʊərɪsˌiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [floo-res-ee-in, flaw-, floh-]
- /flʊˈrɛs i ɪn, flɔ-, floʊ-/
Definitions of fluorescein word
- noun fluorescein 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. 1
- noun fluorescein An orange dye with a yellowish-green fluorescence, used as an indicator and tracer. 1
- noun fluorescein an orange-red crystalline compound that in aqueous solution exhibits a greenish-yellow fluorescence in reflected light and is reddish-orange in transmitted light: used as a marker in sea water and as an indicator. Formula: C20H12O5 0
- noun fluorescein a yellowish-red, crystalline compound, C20H12O5, made synthetically from resorcinol and phthalic anhydride: a dilute alkaline solution appears green by reflected light and red by transmitted light: used as a textile dye, a liquid coloring, and, in medicine, an intravenous diagnostic aid 0
- noun fluorescein (chemistry) 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. 0
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Origin of fluorescein
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; fluoresce + -in2
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Parts of speech for Fluorescein
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fluorescein popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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