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bromeosin

bromeosin noun: a fluorescent dye produced by the reaction of bromine with fluorescein.

Noun

bromeosin (countable and uncountable, plural bromeosins)

  1. A fluorescent dye produced by the reaction of bromine with fluorescein.
    • Bromeosin is nitrated in an enamelled pan placed in a water-bath.1887, Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists - Volumes 3-5, page 45
    • With potash solution, bromeosin gives in the cold an orange-red solution, which on boiling becomes purple-red, violet, and pure blue, with a strong green fluorescence.1889, Alfred Henry Allen, Commercial Organic Analysis

Forms of bromeosin

pluralbromeosins

Questions about bromeosin

What does bromeosin mean?
Bromeosin means a fluorescent dye produced by the reaction of bromine with fluorescein.
What part of speech is bromeosin?
Bromeosin is a noun.
What is the plural of bromeosin?
The plural of bromeosin is bromeosins.

Words near bromeosin in the dictionary

  1. bromelins
  2. Bromell
  3. bromellite
  4. Bromells
  5. bromeopathy
  6. bromeosin
  7. bromeosins
  8. bromerguride
  9. bromes
  10. bromethalin
  11. bromfenac

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