rhodamine

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

rho·da·mine

noun, often capitalized \ˈrō-də-ˌmēn\

Definition of RHODAMINE

: any of a group of yellowish-red to blue fluorescent dyes; especially : a brilliant bluish-red dye made by fusing an amino derivative of phenol with phthalic anhydride and used especially in coloring paper and as a biological stain

Origin of RHODAMINE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1888

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