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eosin

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈi.əsɪn/Part of speech nounSorted einosStarts with EEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A red dye used in biological staining and some cosmetics.

Word origin

Borrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in.

Used in a sentence

  • Eosins are acid xanthene or phthalein dyes. Eosin Y, eosin B, phloxine and erythrosin (which unlike other eosins, is halogenated with iodine), are the common members of this group of dyes.
  • The hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) is the most widely used histological stain.

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