- merbromin
- noun Etymology: mercuric + brom- + fluorescein Date: 1941 a green crystalline mercurial compound C20H8Br2HgNa2O6 used as a topical antiseptic and germicide in the form of its red solution
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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merbromin — /meuhr broh min/, n. Pharm. an iridescent green, water soluble powder, C20H8Br2HgNa2O6, that forms a red solution when dissolved in water: used as an antiseptic and as a germicide. [1940 45; MER(CURIC) + BROM(O) + IN2] * * * ▪ antiseptic … … Universalium
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merbromin — n. chemical substance that is used as an antiseptic and a germicide (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
merbromin — mer·bro·min … English syllables
merbromin — mer•bro•min [[t]mərˈbroʊ mɪn[/t]] n. pha a green, water soluble powder, C20H8Br2HgNa2O6, that forms a red solution in water: used as an antiseptic and as a germicide • Etymology: 1940–45; mer (curic) +brom (ine) + in I … From formal English to slang
merbromin — ˌmərˈbrōmə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: mercuric acetate + dibromofluorescein : an iridescent green crystalline mercurial compound C20H8Br2HgNa2O6 made from dibromo fluorescein and mercuric acetate and applied topically as an antiseptic and germicide… … Useful english dictionary
