carboxyeosin

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noun

Any carboxy derivative of eosin, but especially 5(6)-carboxyeosin whose diacetate is used as a fluorescent dye

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Meanings

nouncarboxyeosin (countable and uncountable, plural carboxyeosins)

plural carboxyeosins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny carboxy derivative of eosin, but especially 5(6)-carboxyeosin whose diacetate is used as a fluorescent dye

Origin

From carboxy + eosin.

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APA

carboxyeosin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxyeosin

MLA

“carboxyeosin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxyeosin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxyeosin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxyeosin.

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