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e•o•sin

Pronunciation: (ē'u-sin), [key]
—n. Chem.
1. Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C₂₀H₈Br₄O₅, derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
2. any of a variety of eosinlike dyes. Also,e•o•sinePronunciation: (ē'u-sin, -sēn"). [key]

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Eos

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