different between eosin vs elsin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ??? (??s, “dawn”) + -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.?s?n/

Noun

eosin (countable and uncountable, plural eosins)

1. (organic chemistry) A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
   • 2000, J. Ochei, A. Kolhatkar, Medical Laboratory Science: Theory And Practice, page 450,

     Eosins are acid xanthene or phthalein dyes. Eosin Y, eosin B, phloxine and erythrosin (which unlike other eosins, is halogenated with iodine), are the common members of this group of dyes.

   • 2012, John D. Bancroft, Christopher Layton, 10: The hemotoxylins and eosin, S. Kim Suvarna, Christopher Layton, John D. Bancroft (editors), Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques, 7th Edition, page 173,

     The hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) is the most widely used histological stain.

Derived terms

• eosin B
• eosinic acid
• eosin Y
• H&E

Related terms

• eosinophilic

Translations

Anagrams

• NESOI, Senoi, noise, onsie

English

Alternative forms

• elsen

Etymology

From Middle English aslen, elsen (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old High German alansa, from Proto-Germanic *alisn, *alasn, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lz?n/

Noun

elsin (plural elsins)

1. (Britain, dialect) A shoemaker's awl.

References

Anagrams

• LINEs, Niles, lenis, liens, lines, lisne