resorufin

noun

res·​o·​ru·​fin

ˌrezōˈrüfə̇n

plural -s

: a red-brown crystalline dye C₁₂H₇NO₃ of the phenoxazine class that gives fluorescent red or pink solutions, that is formed by the action of nitrosylsulfuric acid on resorcinol or by reduction of resazurin, and that on reduction yields a colorless dihydro derivative

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary resorcin + Latin rufus red + International Scientific Vocabulary -in

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