rhodamine
[ roh-duh-meen, -min ]
/ ˈroʊ dəˌmin, -mɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
any of various related dyes.
Words nearby rhodamine
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rhode island bent,
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rhode island white,
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Example sentences from the Web for rhodamine
Very good results in soap may be obtained by mixing a fast blue, as ultramarine or cobalt blue, with a red as rhodamine or eosine.
Soap-Making Manual |E. G. Thomssen(a) The colour is red; the dye is rhodamine or fuchsine, or one of their allies.
The Manufacture of Paper |Robert Walter SindallIt condenses with phthalic anhydride to form rhodamine, and with succinic anhydride to rhodamine S.
British Dictionary definitions for rhodamine
rhodamine
/ (ˈrəʊdəˌmiːn, -mɪn) /
noun
any one of a group of synthetic red or pink basic dyestuffs used for wool and silk. They are made from phthalic anhydride and aminophenols
Word Origin for rhodamine
C20: from
rhodo- +
amine