fluorescein

noun /,fluə'rɛsiɪn/

Definition
a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
Example
'fluorescein' can be found in many classic books.
Etymology
No etymology available.

Quick Facts

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Compound Word
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Proper Noun
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Rare
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Archaic
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Obsolete
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Slang
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Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Length
11

Word Statistics

Length
11
Syllables
5
Scrabble Score
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