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ethid·ium bromide | \ e-ˈthi-dē-əm- 
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\Definition of ethidium bromide
: a fluorescent mutagenic biological dye C21H20BrN3 that is used especially to stain nucleic acids
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ethidium bromide
nounethid·ium bromide | \ e-ˈthid-ē-əm- \
\Medical Definition of ethidium bromide
: a fluorescent mutagenic biological dye C21H20BrN3 that is used especially to stain nucleic acids
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