indigo carmine

[ ĭn′dĭ-gō′ ]

n.

Sodium indigotindisulfonate; a blue dye used for measurement of kidney function and as a stain for Negri bodies.

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indignation, indignity, indigo, indigo blue, indigo bunting, indigo carmine, indigo snake, indigo squill, indigoid, indigolite, indigotic

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