FLUOROCHROME Definition & Meaning

fluorochrome

[ floor-uh-krohm, flawr-, flohr- ]

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noun

Histology.

any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.

fluorochrome

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noun

a chemical entity, such as a molecule or group, that exhibits fluorescence

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fluorochrome¹

fluoro- + -chrome

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To detect DNA and RNA, the Army team used acridine orange, a fluorochrome dye that easily unites with the nucleic acids and shines brightly under ultraviolet light.

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fluorochemical fluorography

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