First Known Use: 1888
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rhodamine
noun, rho·da·mine often capitalized \ˈrō-də-ˌmēn\
Definition of RHODAMINE
: any of a group of yellowish-red to blue fluorescent dyes; especially : a brilliant bluish-red dye made by fusing an amino derivative of phenol with phthalic anhydride and used especially in coloring paper and as a biological stain
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Origin of RHODAMINE
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rhodamine
noun rho·da·mine \ˈrōd-ə-ˌmēn\
Medical Definition of RHODAMINE
: any of a group of yellowish red to blue fluorescent dyes; especially : rhodamine b
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