flu·o·res·ce·in
n : a yellow or red crystalline dye C20H12O5 with a bright yellow-green fluorescence in alkaline solution that is used as the sodium salt as an aid in diagnosis (as of lesions and foreign bodies in the cornea or of brain tumors) .
Similar sounding terms: phlo·ri·zin
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