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eryth·ro·sin noun also eryth·ro·sine \ə̇ˈrithrəsə̇n, -ˌsēn\ (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary erythr- + eosin, eosine : any of several xanthene dyes that are made by iodination of fluorescein and that dye wool, cotton, and silk in reddish shades: as a. : a brick-red powder C20H6I4Na2O5 that is used especially in making organic pigments, in coloring foods, as a biological stain, and as a green photographic sensitizer; the sodium salt of tetraiodo-fluorescein — called also erythrosine bluish; see dye table I (under Acid Red 51) b. : a yellowish brown powder C20H8I2Na2O5 used especially in coloring solutions of drugs and as a biological stain; the sodium salt of diiodo-fluorescein — called also erythrosine yellowish; see dye table I (under Acid Red 95, Solvent Red 73) |