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carboxyeosin

carboxyeosin noun: any carboxy derivative of eosin, but especially 5(6)-carboxyeosin whose diacetate is used as a fluorescent dye.

Noun

carboxyeosin (countable and uncountable, plural carboxyeosins)

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

Forms of carboxyeosin

pluralcarboxyeosins

Origin of carboxyeosin

From carboxy + eosin.

Questions about carboxyeosin

What does carboxyeosin mean?
Carboxyeosin means any carboxy derivative of eosin, but especially 5(6)-carboxyeosin whose diacetate is used as a fluorescent dye.
What part of speech is carboxyeosin?
Carboxyeosin is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxyeosin?
The plural of carboxyeosin is carboxyeosins.

Words near carboxyeosin in the dictionary

  1. carboxydismutases
  2. carboxydotroph
  3. carboxydotrophic
  4. carboxydotrophs
  5. carboxydotrophy
  6. carboxyeosin
  7. carboxyeosins
  8. carboxyesterase
  9. carboxyesterases
  10. carboxyethyl
  11. carboxyfluorescein

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