FLUOROCHROME

fluorochrome

(noun) any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fluorochrome (plural fluorochromes)

Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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