Definition of fluorescein

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • fluorescein is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • fluorescein is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • fluorescein is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of fluorescein


  • a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. fluoresceine
    2. fluorescent dye
    3. resorcinolphthalein

See definition of fluorescein in Merriam Webster