safranin

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A red dye used to color cells or tissue for viewing under a microscope

noun
/sæˈfrænɪn/

Specialized

: safranina

The histologist used safranin to stain the cartilage cells for microscopic examination.

Examples

Some bacteria are identified by their ability to retain safranin in differential staining techniques.
Because of its vivid color, safranin is popular in various laboratory staining protocols.
The scientist used safranin to stain the cells.
Have you ever worked with safranin in your experiments?
Because of its vivid color, safranin is popular in various laboratory staining protocols.
The histologist used safranin to stain the cartilage cells for microscopic examination.
Some bacteria are identified by their ability to retain safranin in differential staining techniques.

Synonyms

eosin

vssafranin

Specialized

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A red dye that colours tissue for viewing under a microscope and some cosmetics

is mainly used for microscopy and biological staining rather than cosmetics

saffranine

vssafranin

Specialized

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A red man-made dye used to stain cells and other materials

is spelled with one f rather than two

pheno-safranine

vssafranin

Specialized

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A purplish-red dye used to color cells on microscope slides

is the general class name covering many red dyes beyond that variant

fuchsin

vssafranin

Specialized

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A bright purplish-red dye that colors cells or cloth

is mainly used for microscopy and specific biological staining rather than textiles

Surface Forms

safranin singular

safranins plural

Morphology

safranin = saffron (semi-transparent) = safran + in

Built from the base concept 'saffron' plus the chemical/dye suffix '-in'; the colour connection is clear but the term refers to a specific synthetic dye rather than the spice itself.

Etymology

Safranin comes from saffron, the spice known for its 'orange-red' color, plus the chemical ending -in. So, think of the spice's red color to remember that safranin is a red stain used in labs to color cells.