xanthene dye
noun Chemistry.
any of a group of dyes having a molecular structure related to that of xanthene in which the aromatic (C6H4) groups are the chromophore.
Origin of xanthene dye
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby xanthene dye
xanthe,
xanthein,
xanthelasma,
xanthemia,
xanthene,
xanthene dye,
xanthian,
xanthic,
xanthic acid,
xanthin,
xanthine
Medical definitions for xanthene dye
xanthene dye
n.
Any of the brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish red dyes having xanthene central to their molecular structure.