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dye vs fluorescein

fluorescein vs dye

dye and fluorescein both are nouns.

dye is a verb but fluorescein is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dye Yes No Yes No
fluorescein Yes No No No
As nouns, fluorescein is a hyponym of dye; that is, fluorescein is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dye:
  • dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
  • 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)
dye (noun) fluorescein (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair 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)
dye (verb) fluorescein (verb)
color with dye
color for microscopic study
Difference between dye and fluorescein

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