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acriflavine(medicine)
Pan American(tourism)
un-American(dictionary)
American(dictionary)
AMERICAN(finance)
un-American(dictionary)
pan-American(dictionary)
all-American(dictionary)
AMERICAN GREETINGS(finance)

American 2, noun (oh) and acriflavine (medicine)


American 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
someone from the US

acriflavine (medicine)


acriflavine
<chemical> 3,6-diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride mixt. With 3,6-acridinediamine. Fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.

Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, fluorescent dyes.

Chemical name: Acridinium, 3,6-diamino-10-methyl-, chloride, mixt. With 3,6-acridinediamine