EOSIN


Meaning of EOSIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-ə-sən ]

noun

also eo·sine -sən, -ˌsēn

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek ēōs dawn

Date: 1866

1. : a red fluorescent dye C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein and used especially in cosmetics and as a toner ; also : its red to brown sodium or potassium salt used especially as a biological stain for cytoplasmic structures

2. : any of several dyes related to eosin

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