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erythrosines

erythrosines is the plural of erythrosine.

Meaning of erythrosine

Noun

erythrosine (countable and uncountable, plural erythrosines)

  1. tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.
    • The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday.2021 October 14, Jack Guy, “UK bakery banned from using sprinkles which are legal in the US”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    E127 when used as a food colouring

Questions about erythrosines

What is erythrosines the plural of?
Erythrosines is the plural of erythrosine.

Words near erythrosines in the dictionary

  1. erythrose
  2. erythroses
  3. erythrosiderite
  4. erythrosin
  5. erythrosine
  6. erythrosines
  7. erythrosins
  8. erythrosuchid
  9. erythrosuchids
  10. erythrothioneine
  11. erythrothrombocytapheresis

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