pyronin
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py·ro·nin
(pī′rə-nĭn) also py·ro·nine (-nēn′)n.
Any of a group of xanthene dyes used as a biological stain, especially to detect or track the presence of RNA by staining it red.
[German Pyronin, originally a trademark.]
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pyronin
(ˈpaɪrəʊˌnɪn) orpyronine
n
1. (Chemistry) either of two synthetic red xanthene dyes, pyronin G or Y and pyronin B, used chiefly as microscopic stains
2. (Biology) either of two synthetic red xanthene dyes, pyronin G or Y and pyronin B, used chiefly as microscopic stains
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