Eosin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Eosin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Eosin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eosin n a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures Synonym(s): eosin, bromeosin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eosin \E"o*sin\, n. [Gr. [?] dawn.] (Chem.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresce[8b]n, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.