flu|o|res|ce|in

flu|o|res|ce|in
flu|o|res|ce|in «FLOO uh REHS ee ihn», noun.
an orange-red, crystalline powder that forms a greenish-yellow, fluorescent alkaline solution, used in making dyes. Formula: C20H12O5
╂[< fluoresce + -in (because of its fluorescence in a solution)]

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  • flu|o|res|cent — «FLOO uh REHS uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that gives off light by fluorescence. Fluorescent substances glow in the dark when exposed to X rays. 2. Figurative: »a fluorescent youth. –n. = fluorescent light. (Cf. ↑fluorescent light)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flu|o|res|ce|ine — «FLOO uh REHS ee een, ihn», noun. = fluorescein. (Cf. ↑fluorescein) …   Useful english dictionary

  • flu|o|res|cence — «FLOO uh REHS uhns», noun. 1. a giving off of light by a substance exposed to X rays, ultraviolet rays, or certain other rays, which continues only as long as exposure to these rays continues. The wave length of the radiation emitted is greater… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flu|o|res|cer — «FLOO uh REHS uhr», noun. a chemical substance which absorbs ultraviolet radiation and emits it in the form of visible light: »Fluorescers…were incorporated in detergents to “add brightness to whiteness” (New Scientist) …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|mu|no|flu|o|res|cence — «ih MYOO noh FLOO uh REHS uhns», noun. the labeling of antibodies with a fluorescent dye to reveal antigens when viewed under ultraviolet light …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|mu|no|flu|o|res|cent — «ih MYOO noh FLOO uh REHS uhnt», adjective. of or having to do with immunofluorescence …   Useful english dictionary

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