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calcein

calcein noun: a fluorescent dye, with chemical formula C₃₀H₂₆N₂O₁₃; related to fluorescein; used in some contexts as a calcium indicator.

calcein: a fluorescent dye, with chemical formula C₃₀H₂₆N₂O₁₃; related to fluorescein; used in some contexts...
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Noun

calcein (uncountable)

  1. A fluorescent dye, with chemical formula C₃₀H₂₆N₂O₁₃; related to fluorescein; used in some contexts as a calcium indicator

Origin of calcein

Blend of calcium + fluorescein.

Words formed from calcein

Questions about calcein

What does calcein mean?
Calcein means a fluorescent dye, with chemical formula C₃₀H₂₆N₂O₁₃; related to fluorescein; used in some contexts as a calcium indicator.
What part of speech is calcein?
Calcein is a noun.

Words near calcein in the dictionary

  1. calcedonies
  2. calcedons
  3. calcedony
  4. calcei
  5. calceiform
  6. calcein
  7. calceins
  8. calcelarioside
  9. calcelariosides
  10. calceloarioside
  11. calceloariosides

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