Erythrosine

Quick meaning: Erythrosine is a noun meaning (chemistry) tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.

Meaning

(chemistry) tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.

Example Sentences

Red dye No. 3: red 3, FD&C Red No. 3 or erythrosine

In 1990, the FDA banned Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, from cosmetics and topical drugs under the Delaney Clause, because the chemical was shown to be carcinogenic at high doses in tests on lab rats.

The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday.

Word Forms

• erythrosines

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include erythrosin, tetrabromofluorescein, erythrodextrin, fluorescein, erythrogen, erythrophyll.

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