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Red cosmetic dye
Answer for the clue "Red cosmetic dye ", 5 letters:
eosin
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Word definitions for eosin in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eosin \E"o*sin\, n. [Gr. ? dawn.] (Chem.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresce["i]n, 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. ...
Usage examples of eosin.
Glass jars, slender glass tubes called pipettes, racks of glass slides and covers, bottles of hematoxylin and eosin dyes, and plastic baskets containing thousands of Eppendorf tubes, from 0.
Snatching a gold key off a nail in the side of a bookcase containing bottles of pickled frogs, I gained access to a dimly lit storage area full of packaged caskets and cases of formaldehyde, sodium chloride, glycerine, methyl-engenol and eosin dye, plus other paraphernalia relating to the funeral arts.
Glass jars, slender glass tubes called pipettes, racks of glass slides and covers, bottles of hematoxylin and eosin dyes, and plastic baskets containing thousands of Eppendorf tubes, from 0.