acriflavine hydrochloride

noun Chemistry.

the reddish-brown, crystalline, water-soluble hydrochloride of acriflavine, used similarly.

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Also called trypaflavine, flavine.

Words nearby acriflavine hydrochloride

acridid, acridine, acridine orange, acridine yellow, acriflavine, acriflavine hydrochloride, acrilan, acrimonious, acrimony, acritarch, acritical
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British Dictionary definitions for acriflavine hydrochloride

acriflavine hydrochloride

noun

a red crystalline water-soluble solid substance obtained from acriflavine and used as an antisepticAlso called: flavine
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