sulforhodamine

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noun

Any derivative of a rhodamine formed by adding one or more sulfonate groups. Often used as fluorescent dyes.

OriginEnglish rhodamine ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

nounsulforhodamine (plural sulforhodamines)

plural sulforhodamines · alternative sulphorhodamine

  1. chemistryAny derivative of a rhodamine formed by adding one or more sulfonate groups. Often used as fluorescent dyes.

Origin

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

From sulfo- + rhodamine.

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

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

Chicago

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