Carboxyeosin

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any carboxy derivative of eosin, but especially 5(6)-carboxyeosin whose diacetate is used as a fluorescent dye countable, uncountable

Etymology

From carboxy + eosin.

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