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eosin
[e´o-sin]any of a class of rose-colored stains or dyes, all being bromine derivatives of fluorescein; eosin Y, the sodium salt of tetrabromofluorescein, is much used in histologic and laboratory procedures.
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e·o·sin
(ē'ō-sin),A derivative of fluorescein used as a fluorescent acid dye for cytoplasmic stains and counterstains in histology and in Romanowsky-type blood stains.
[G. ēōs, dawn]
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eosin
(ē′ə-sən)n.
1. A yellowish-red crystalline powder, C20H8 Br4O5, used in textile dyeing and ink manufacturing, as a biological stain, and in coloring gasoline.
2. Any of a group of red fluorescent bromine derivatives of fluorescein, or their sodium or potassium salts, used in ink manufacturing, textile dyeing, and in biology to stain cells.
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e·o·sin
(ē'ō-sin)A fluorescent acid dye used for cytoplasmic stains and counterstains in histology and in Romanowsky-type blood stains.
[G. ēōs, dawn]
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eosin
A red dye commonly used to stain bacteria or tissue slices, for microscopic examination.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
eosin
a rose-pink fluorescent dye, the soluble potassium salt being used in microscopic staining.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
e·o·sin
(ē'ō-sin)Fluorescent acid dye used for cytoplasmic stains and counterstains in histology.
[G. ēōs, dawn]
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