Definition of Fluorescent dye

1. Noun. 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).

Exact synonyms: Fluorescein, Fluoresceine, Resorcinolphthalein
Category relationships: Solution
Generic synonyms: Absorption Indicator, Dye, Dyestuff
Specialized synonyms: Bromeosin, Eosin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorescent Dye

fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence plus Giemsa stain
fluorescence polarization
fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
fluorescence spectroscopy
fluorescence spectrum
fluorescences
fluorescent
fluorescent antibody
fluorescent antibody technique
fluorescent antibody techniques
fluorescent antibody titre
fluorescent antinuclear antibody test
fluorescent dye (current term)
fluorescent dyes
fluorescent in situ hybridization
fluorescent label
fluorescent lamp
fluorescent microscope
fluorescent screen
fluorescent stain
fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test
fluorescently
fluorescents
fluorescer
fluorescers
fluoresces
fluorescin

Literary usage of Fluorescent dye

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

1. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings and by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"... been obtained that indicate that binding of the fluorescent dye molecules to ... and improve the stability of a fluorescent dye used for DNA staining. ..."

2. Statistics and Science: A Festschrift for Terry Speed by Darlene Renee Goldstein, Terry Speed (2003)
"... dyes (usually the red fluorescent dye Cyanine 5 and the green fluorescent dye Cyanine 3). The mixture then reacts with the arrayed cDNA sequences (known ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"It is well known that slight changes in the polarity (and other properties) of the microenvironment of fluorescent dye molecules often bring about large ..."

4. Chemistry of Dye-stuffs by Georg von Georgievics (1903)
"... are more or less yellow-tinged red fluorescent dye-stuffs, the chief value of which is for dyeing cotton with the aid of tannin. ..."

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