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pyronine

(pī′rə nēn′, -nin)

noun

any of a small class of dyes, used esp. as histologic stains

Origin: Ger pyronin < pyro-, pyro- + -on, -one + -in, -ine

See pyronine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a group of red dyes used as a biological stain, especially to detect the presence of RNA.

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Origin: German Pyronin, originally a trademark

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