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Fluorescein
Fluorescein meaning
Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations
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In 1968 Argentine artist Nicolás García Uriburu dyed the waters of the canal green with a fluorescent dye called Fluorescein, during the annual Venice Biennale.
Today, EPA Victoria revealed the cause of discolouration was likely due to fluorescein, which is sometimes used by plumbers to check connections.
If there is reduced vision, fluorescein angiography can be done to see the back of the eye.
Nucleaic acid amplification tests (NAATs), direct fluorescein tests (DFA), and enszyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are highly sensitive tests that can identify specific pathogens present.
The RAF also imitated the German practice of issuing fluorescein.