toluidine blue
noun
: a basic thiazine dye that is related to methylene blue and is used as a biological stain
Word History
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
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“Toluidine blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toluidine%20blue. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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Medical Definition
toluidine blue
noun
: a basic thiazine dye that is related to methylene blue and is used as a biological stain and especially formerly as an antihemorrhagic drug
called also tolonium chloride
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