Mercurochrome
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There was a recurring palette of pale red and sickly, Mercurochrome yellow.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2019
Doctors complain about shortages of antibiotics and approximately 200 other medications, ranging from simple Mercurochrome to sophisticated cancer and heart drugs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Robertson broke into a pharmacy, liberated a bed sheet, some ink and Mercurochrome, and painted a crude U.S. flag.
From Time Magazine Archive
At loss for a hobby, he purchased a large wooden salad bowl, heated the tip of an icepick red hot and traced on the bowl a map which he tastefully tinted with Mercurochrome.
From Time Magazine Archive
“That looks like Mercurochrome to me,” Ammu said, of his inordinately bright blood.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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