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URANIN
Etymology
Noun
uranin (uncountable)
(chemistry) An alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a brownish-red dye.
Source: Wiktionary
U"ra*nin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; -- so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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