Evans blue

noun

An azo dye with very high affinity for serum albumin.

Meanings

nounEvans blue (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn azo dye with very high affinity for serum albumin.

    Synonyms: azovan blue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn azo dye with very high affinity for serum albumin.

Also see

Origin

Named after Herbert McLean Evans, an American chemist.

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Translations

Polish błękit Evansa
  • błękit EvansaTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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