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Definition of Eosin
1. Noun. A red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures.
Generic synonyms: Fluorescein, Fluoresceine, Fluorescent Dye, Resorcinolphthalein
Definition of Eosin
1. n. A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose- red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.
Definition of Eosin
1. Noun. A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eosin
1. a red dye [n -S] : EOSINIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Eosin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eosin
Literary usage of Eosin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1907)
"To recall briefly the main facts brought out there, it may be stated that a
solution of eosin, of a certain concentration, destroys in vitro the haemolytic ..."
2. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1897)
"Sublimate, Del. haematoxylin + eosin. FIG. 23. Itid. : ganglion cell intermediate
between III and IV, from the ventral side of the lateral chord. ..."
3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1900)
"eosin-Methyl Blue "O."—Watery solution of eosin three minutes, ... This method
gave now and then very excellent results, as the eosin has a special affinity ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1893)
"It was therefore evident that the presence of eosin could be recognized with
certainty in the presence of the natural coloring matter of the tomato even ..."
5. Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila by Thomas Hunt Morgan, Calvin Blackman Bridges (1916)
"A preliminary test was made by mating with eosin, whose factor lies near the left
end of the X chromosome series. LINKAGE OF eosin AND FUSED. ..."
6. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis by Means of Microscopical and Chemical by Charles Edmund Simon (1904)
"Two stock solutions are employed, the one a 1 pro mille aqueous solution of eosin,
the other a 1 per cent, aqueous solution of methylene-blue containing 2.5 ..."
7. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen, Henry Leffmann (1900)
"By the addition of a soluble salt of eosin to solutions of the heavy metals ...
A bright vermilion lake may be obtained by mixing the solution of eosin with ..."