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Webster 1913 Edition


Eosin

E′o-sin

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] dawn.]
(Chem.)
A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.