fluorescein
16 points
English
11 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: UK dictionary
Definitions
noun
a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural fluoresceins
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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