e 1 o 1 s 1 i 1 n 1
5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
originBorrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in.
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