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hexachlorofluorescein

hexachlorofluorescein noun: a chlorinated derivative of fluorescein that is used to label oligonucleotides.

Noun

hexachlorofluorescein (uncountable)

  1. A chlorinated derivative of fluorescein that is used to label oligonucleotides.

Origin of hexachlorofluorescein

From hexa- + chloro- + fluorescein.

Questions about hexachlorofluorescein

What does hexachlorofluorescein mean?
Hexachlorofluorescein means a chlorinated derivative of fluorescein that is used to label oligonucleotides.
What part of speech is hexachlorofluorescein?
Hexachlorofluorescein is a noun.

Words near hexachlorofluorescein in the dictionary

  1. hexachlorocyclohexenes
  2. hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  3. hexachlorocyclopentadienes
  4. hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene
  5. hexachloroethane
  6. hexachlorofluorescein
  7. hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene
  8. hexachloroiridate
  9. hexachloroiridates
  10. hexachloropalladate
  11. hexachloropalladates

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