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xanthene dye

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of a group of dyes having a molecular structure related to that of xanthene in which the aromatic (C 6 H 4 ) groups are the chromophore.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of xanthene dye1

First recorded in 1925–30

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