acriflavine hydrochloride

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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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How to use acriflavine hydrochloride in a sentence

The so-called “artificial camphor” is pinene hydrochloride (see Terpenes).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
For the latter chloroxyl, the hydrochloride of phenylcinchoninic acid, is recommended.
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Monro has observed remarkable results from the hypodermic injection of emetin hydrochloride in ½-grain doses.
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The precipitate is dried, and by concentrating the aqueous solution a further quantity of the hydrochloride is obtained.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887|Various

The nitrate and hydrochloride are at present much used in pharmacy.
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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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