Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eosin

/ˈi.əsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: eosin
IPA: /ˈi.əsɪn/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus the fluorescence of the familiar dye eosin can be excited quite well by ultra-violet or short-wave blue light, but is much better excited by visible green light with a wavelength close to that of the emitted radiation."
"Eosins are acid xanthene or phthalein dyes. Eosin Y, eosin B, phloxine and erythrosin (which unlike other eosins, is halogenated with iodine), are the common members of this group of dyes."
"The hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) is the most widely used histological stain."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Eosin, ἠώς

Usage

Inflected Forms

eosins (plural)

Derived Forms

carboxyeosin eosinic eosinocyte eosinopoiesis eosinotactic eosinotaxis H&E

Phrases

eosin B eosinic acid eosin Y

Frequently Paired Words

eosinophilic

Synonyms

bromeosin

Questions

How do you pronounce eosin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈi.əsɪn/.
What does eosin mean?: A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
Where does eosin come from?: It is traced to German.

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