Dansyl is a term used in the field of chemistry to refer to a specific fluorescent dye compound that is often used for labeling and tracing purposes. Some synonyms for the term dansyl include dansyl chloride, 5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl chloride, and 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonyl chloride. These synonyms are often used interchangeably in scientific literature and experiments when referring to the same fluorescent compound. Other closely related synonyms include dansyl cadaverine, dansyl glutathione, and dansyl alcohol, which are all derivatives of the original dansyl compound and are used in various biochemistry and molecular biology applications.