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methylene blue

DEFINITIONS OF: methylene blue

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n a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning

Synonyms:
methylthionine chloride
Type of:
thiazine
a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom
stain
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
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