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dichlorofluorescin

dichlorofluorescin noun: a chemical compound, C₂₀H₁₀Cl₂O₅. that is commonly used as a fluorescent probe because it is converted to a fluorescent compound when it reacts with reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Noun

dichlorofluorescin

  1. A chemical compound, C₂₀H₁₀Cl₂O₅. that is commonly used as a fluorescent probe because it is converted to a fluorescent compound when it reacts with reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Origin of dichlorofluorescin

From dichloro- + fluorescin.

Questions about dichlorofluorescin

What does dichlorofluorescin mean?
Dichlorofluorescin means a chemical compound, C₂₀H₁₀Cl₂O₅. that is commonly used as a fluorescent probe because it is converted to a fluorescent compound when it reacts with reactive oxygen species (ROS).
What part of speech is dichlorofluorescin?
Dichlorofluorescin is a noun.

Words near dichlorofluorescin in the dictionary

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

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