uranin
English
Etymology
uranium + -in, from its yellowish-green fluorescence, resembling that of uranium glass.
Noun
uranin (uncountable)
- (chemistry) An alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a brownish-red dye.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for uranin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Czech
Noun
uranin m
- uraninite
- Synonyms: smolinec, uraninit
Further reading
- uranin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- uranin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989