fluorescein
/,fluə'rɛsiɪn/
noun
11 letters5 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed).
WORD FORMS
Starts withF
Ends withN
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Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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Pig Latinuoresceinflay
Starts & ends withF … N
Syllablesflu · o · res · ce · in
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