toluidine blue O

toluidine blue O definition - medical

to·lu·i·dine blue O (tō-lo͞oˈĭ-dēnˌ, -dĭn, tə-)

noun
A blue basic dye used as a heparin antagonist, an antibacterial agent, a nuclear and metachromatic stain, and a stain for electrophoretic analysis of RNA, RNase, and mucopolysaccharides.

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