fluorescein

English

Alternative forms

fluoresceine

Etymology

From fluoresce +‎ -in.

Noun

fluorescein (plural fluoresceins)

(organic 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
Synonym: resorcinolphthalein

Derived terms

diaminofluorescein

Translations

any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted

French: fluorescéine (fr) f
German: Fluorescein n
Hungarian: fluoreszcein
Italian: fluoresceina f
Romanian: fluoresceină (ro) f
Spanish: fluoresceína f

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