scarlet red

red (red)

1. the color produced by the longest waves of the visible spectrum, approximately 630 to 750 nm.

2. a dye or stain with this color.

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scarlet red  an azo dye used as a biological stain for fats.

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scarlet red

n.

An azo dye used as an agent to promote the healing of wounds and as a histological stain.

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scarlet red,

an azo dye that has been used to impart color to pharmaceutic preparations.

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scarlet red

an azo dye used for demonstrating sex chromatin, basic protein and connective tissue in histology, and as a stimulant to healing in wounds. Called also Biebrich scarlet.