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Definition of Fluorochrome

1. Noun. Any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens.

Definition of Fluorochrome

1. Noun. Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination ¹

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Definition of Fluorochrome

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fluorochrome

1. 1. Those molecules that are fluorescent when appropriately excited, fluorochromes such as fluorescein or tetramethyl rhodamine are usually used in their isothiocyanate forms (FITC, TRITC). 2. Dyes which have little colouring effect under ordinary lighting conditions but which fluoresce when irradiated with ultraviolet radiation. (05 Aug 1998)

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Literary usage of Fluorochrome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... with a Reichert fluorescence microscope (Shandon Scientific Co. Ltd.). Micrography. Photomicrographs were taken of both Giemsa-stained and fluorochrome- ..."

2. In-Situ Bioremediation of Ground Water and Geological Material: A Review of ...by Robert D. Norris by Robert D. Norris (1995)
"The bacteria to be transported were cultured from ground water collected at the site and stained with a DNA-specific fluorochrome. ..."

3. Biotechnology for Water Use and Conservation: The Mexico '96 Workshop by OECD Staff, Zapata, Francisco Bolívar (1997)
"Individual cells of these micro-organisms could be observed in situ in the biofilm community using gold or fluorochrome-labelled specific antibodies or ..."

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