mercurochrome
Origin of merbromin
mer(curic acetate) + (di)brom(ofluoresce)inmerbromin
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merbromin
noun
A green crystalline organic compound, C20H8Br2HgNa2O6, that forms a red aqueous solution, formerly used as a germicide and antiseptic.
Origin of merbromin
mer(curic acetate) (di)brom(ide) (fluoresce)inTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (medicine) A topical antiseptic that is an organomercury derivative of fluorescein
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merbromin - Medical Definition
n.
A green crystalline organic compound, C20H8Br2HgNa2O6, that forms a red aqueous solution, formerly used as a germicide and antiseptic.
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