Etymology

sulforhodamine

S1U1L1F4O1R1H4O1D2A1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: Any derivative of a rhodamine formed by adding one or more sulfonate groups. Often used as fluorescent dyes. Full definition →

English rhodamine ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre
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The story

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Englishrhodamine
  9. English todaysulforhodamine

From sulfo- + rhodamine.

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