Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several synthetic red to pink dyes having brilliant fluorescent qualities.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A phthalein formed from meta-minophenol or one of its derivatives. The simplest rhodamine, C20H13O3(NH2)2, is formed from metaminophenol and phthalic anhydrid. The rhodamines, especially those which are alkylated, are strongly colored. They are usually red, and in solution show greenish fluorescence.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chemistry any of a class of pink to red polycyclic fluorone dyes

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From rhodo- + amine.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word rhodamine.

Examples

  • The team realised that they could compensate for those severe losses by replacing the aluminium oxide with a "gain" material - resin doped with a dye called rhodamine

    New Scientist - Online News 2010

  • "Fluorescent indicators for cytosolic calcium based on rhodamine and fluorescein chromophores," J. Biol.

    Roger Y. Tsien - Autobiography 2009

  • Night on the beat includes picking up conference pass (no news tips, but tremendous service), attending a Town Hall reception with the rhodamine coloured Mayor's hair (more than a few news tips, thanks all), and a Fabian gathering at Kro (goodness, you Fabian dark horses you! plots, reshuffles, histories and futures).

    Labour Conference 2008: Manchester Welcomes ... 2008

  • The expression of RFP can be visualized using a fluorescence microscope with a rhodamine or FITC filter set (Wildt and Deuschle, 1999).

    Archive 2005-10-01 2005

  • Therefore, we assessed the effect of bFGF on remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton by immunostaining the cells with rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shigeyuki Kanazawa et al. 2010

  • Baculovirus-expressed, nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography purified 'ZP domain' of human ZP1 was employed to assess its capability to bind and subsequently induce acrosomal exocytosis in capacitated human spermatozoa using tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate conjugated Pisum sativum Agglutinin in absence or presence of various pharmacological inhibitors.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Anasua Ganguly 2010

  • These rhodamine-based fluorine derivatives are even more special because of their versatility.

    innovations-report 2010

  • These rhodamine-based fluorine derivatives are even more special because of their versatility.

    innovations-report 2010

  • (C) Immunocytochemistry of the cells at the margin of the scratch wound with rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin in the presence of 5 µg/ml mitomycin-C.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shigeyuki Kanazawa et al. 2010

  • All printed in a exquisite mix of rhodamine red ...

    cafebabel.com 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.