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fluoresceine vs dye

dye vs fluoresceine

fluoresceine and dye both are nouns.

fluoresceine is not a verb while dye is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fluoresceine Yes No No No
dye Yes No Yes No
As nouns, dye is a hypernym of fluoresceine; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than fluoresceine:
  • fluoresceine: 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: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
Other hypernyms of fluoresceine include absorption indicator, dyestuff.
fluoresceine (noun) dye (noun)
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) a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
fluoresceine (verb) dye (verb)
color with dye
color for microscopic study
Difference between fluoresceine and dye

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