acridine orange
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n.
A basic fluorescent dye used as a metachromatic stain for nucleic acids and in screening cervical smears for abnormal cells.
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Words nearby acridine orange
Acremonium, acre right, acrid, acridid, acridine, acridine orange, acridine yellow, acriflavine, acriflavine hydrochloride, Acrilan, acrimonious
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