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dichlorofluorescein

dichlorofluorescein noun: a chlorinated derivative of fluorescein formed from dichlorodihydrofluorescein when used as an indicator of peroxynitrite formation.

Noun

dichlorofluorescein (uncountable)

  1. A chlorinated derivative of fluorescein formed from dichlorodihydrofluorescein when used as an indicator of peroxynitrite formation

Origin of dichlorofluorescein

From dichloro- + fluorescein.

Questions about dichlorofluorescein

What does dichlorofluorescein mean?
Dichlorofluorescein means a chlorinated derivative of fluorescein formed from dichlorodihydrofluorescein when used as an indicator of peroxynitrite formation.
What part of speech is dichlorofluorescein?
Dichlorofluorescein is a noun.

Words near dichlorofluorescein in the dictionary

  1. dichloroethanes
  2. dichloroethene
  3. dichloroethenes
  4. dichloroethylene
  5. dichloroethylenes
  6. dichlorofluorescein
  7. dichlorofluorescin
  8. dichlorofluoromethane
  9. dichlorofluoromethanes
  10. dichloroformaldoxime
  11. dichloroformoxime

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