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

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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.