Definition of Erythrosin

1. n. A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.

Definition of Erythrosin

1. Noun. (chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erythrosin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Erythrosin

1. A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine. Origin: Gr. Red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythrosin

erythropoiesis
erythropoietic
erythropoietic hormone
erythropoietic protoporphyria
erythropoietin
erythropoietins
erythroprosopalgia
erythropsia
erythropyknosis
erythrorrhexis
erythrose
erythrose 4-phosphate dehydrogenase
erythroses
erythrosiderite
erythrosin (current term)
erythrosin B
erythrosine
erythrosines
erythrosins
erythrovirus
erythroxyline
erythroxylon
erythrozyme
erythrulose
erythruloses
erythruria
esbat
esbats
escabeche

Literary usage of Erythrosin

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 (1906)
"This paper will deal with the effects of two active photodynamic chemicals—eosin and erythrosin—upon the toxic principles of venom. ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1871)
"On evaporating the ammoniacal solution, the erythrosin remains as a dark brown substance, slightly soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol and ether, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"The colour of erythrosin fades under the influence of light and of hydrogen peroxide, ... erythrosin considerably enhances the action of light in ..."

4. Photographic Mosaics by Edward Livingston Wilson, Mathew Carey Lea (1898)
"This is the work the State Association is accomplishing. THE erythrosin SILVER BATH. BY MILTON B. PUNNETT, Jennings, Mo. erythrosin ..."

5. Water Purification Plants and Their Operation by Milton Frederick Stein (1920)
"must be used instead of erythrosin and chloroform, in the test for acidity. ... It will be noted that erythrosin indicates all three kinds of alkalinity, ..."

6. Water Purification Plants and Their Operation by Milton Frederick Stein (1920)
"must be used instead of erythrosin and chloroform, in the test for acidity. ... It will be noted that erythrosin indicates all three kinds of alkalinity, ..."

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