fluorescein

English

Alternative forms

• fluoresceine

Etymology

From fluoresce +‎ -in.

Noun

fluorescein (plural fluoresceins)

1. (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