METHYLENE BLUE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

methylene blue; methylthionine chloride

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("methylene blue" is a kind 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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