methylene blue
methylene blue
nounDefinition of METHYLENE BLUE
: a basic thiazine dye C16H18ClN3S·3H2O used especially as a biological stain, an antidote in cyanide poisoning, and an oxidation-reduction indicator
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circa 1890
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