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uranin

uranin noun: an alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a brownish-red dye.

Noun

uranin (uncountable)

  1. An alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a brownish-red dye.

Origin of uranin

From uranium + -in, from its yellowish-green fluorescence, resembling that of uranium glass.

Questions about uranin

What does uranin mean?
Uranin means an alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a brownish-red dye.
What part of speech is uranin?
Uranin is a noun.

Words near uranin in the dictionary

  1. uranides
  2. uranids
  3. uraniferous
  4. uraniid
  5. uraniids
  6. uranin
  7. uraninite
  8. uraninites
  9. uranious
  10. uranisci
  11. uraniscoplasty

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