xanthene dye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

xanthene dye xanthene dyes
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