Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erythrosine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ery-thro-sine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday."
"In 1990, the FDA banned Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, from cosmetics and topical drugs under the Delaney Clause, because the chemical was shown to be carcinogenic at high doses in tests on lab rats."
"Red dye No. 3: red 3, FD&C Red No. 3 or erythrosine"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + -ine, equivalent to erythro- + -s- + -ine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

erythrosines (plural)

Synonyms

E127 when used as a food colouring

Questions

What does erythrosine mean?: tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.
Where does erythrosine come from?: From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + -ine, equivalent to erythro- + -s- + -ine.

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