fluorochrome
/ˈflʊrəˌkroʊm/
noun
- A chemical compound that glows or fluoresces when exposed to light, used especially in microscopy and biological staining.
- Different fluorochromes emit different colors, allowing researchers to tag multiple proteins at once.
- The scientist applied a fluorochrome to the cells so they would glow under the microscope.
- In the lab, we used a green fluorochrome to highlight the DNA in the nucleus.