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Mercurochrome definition

☆ Mer·cu·ro·chrome (mər kyo̵or′ə krōm′)

merbromin, a green, iridescent compound, CHBrHgNaO, that forms a red solution in water: used as a mild antiseptic and germicide

Etymology: < mercury (see mercury, ) + -chrome

noun

this red solution

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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