Fluorone dyes

Eosin is an orange-pink dye derived from coal tar. It can be used to stain cytoplasm, collagen and muscle fibers for examination under the microscope. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eosin"

Erythrosine (Tetraiodo fluorescein) is a cherry-pink coal based fluorone food dye. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erythrosine"

Fluorescein is a fluorophore commonly used in microscopy, in a type of dye laser as the gain medium, and in forensics and serology to detect latent blood stains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fluorescein"

Fluorone is the basic skeleton for various chemicals, most notably fluorone dyes (see dyes). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fluorone"

Indian Yellow, also called euxanthin or euxanthine, is a transparent yellow pigment used in oil painting. See Pigments. Chemically it is a magnesium euxanthate, a magnesium lake of euxanthic acid. It is a clear, deep and luminescent yellow pigment. Its color is deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium yellow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indian Yellow"

Mercurochrome (also known as merbromin) is a topical antiseptic. Its antiseptic qualities were discovered by Johns Hopkins doctor Hugh Young in 1919. The chemical soon became popular among parents and doctors for everyday antiseptic uses, mostly in tincture form, and it was very commonly used for minor injuries in the schoolyard, where children nicknamed the tincture 'Monkey Blood'. The FDA banned its distribution in the United States in the 1990s over fears of mercury poisoning. It is readily available in most other countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercurochrome"

Rhodamine is a family of related chemical compounds, fluorone dyes. Examples are Rhodamine 6G and Rhodamine B. It is used as a dye and as a dye laser gain medium. It is often used as a tracer within water to determine the rate and direction of flow and transport. Rhodamine fluoresces and can thus be measured easily and inexpensively with instruments called fluorometers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodamine" shortopedia Is Good For You. shortopedia

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