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xanthene dye

xanthene dye noun: any of a group of brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish red dyes characterized by the presence of the xanthene nucleus, known sometimes in colorless as well as colored forms, and used chiefly in dyeing textile fibers, in coloring paper, in producing fluorescent effects, and as organic pigments.

Noun

xanthene dye (plural xanthene dyes)

  1. Any of a group of brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish red dyes characterized by the presence of the xanthene nucleus, known sometimes in colorless as well as colored forms, and used chiefly in dyeing textile fibers, in coloring paper, in producing fluorescent effects, and as organic pigments.

Forms of xanthene dye

pluralxanthene dyes

Questions about xanthene dye

What does xanthene dye mean?
Xanthene dye means any of a group of brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish red dyes characterized by the presence of the xanthene nucleus, known sometimes in colorless as well as colored forms, and used chiefly in dyeing textile fibers, in coloring paper, in producing fluorescent effects, and as organic pigments.
What part of speech is xanthene dye?
Xanthene dye is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthene dye?
The plural of xanthene dye is xanthene dyes.

Words near xanthene dye in the dictionary

  1. xanthelasmic
  2. xanthelasmoidea
  3. xanthematin
  4. xanthemia
  5. xanthene
  6. xanthene dye
  7. xanthene dyes
  8. xanthenes
  9. xanthenic
  10. xanthenone
  11. xanthenyl

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