xanthene dye
noun
: any of various brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish-red dyes that are characterized by the presence of the xanthene nucleus
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1930, in the meaning defined above
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xanthene dye
noun
: any of various brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish red dyes that are characterized by the presence of the xanthene nucleus
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