1
: a red fluorescent dye C20H8Br4O5 obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein and used especially in cosmetics and as a toner
also
: its red to brown sodium or potassium salt used especially as a biological stain for cytoplasmic structures
2
: any of several dyes related to eosin
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