merbromin
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merbromin
[mer-bro´min]a mercurial antiseptic that has been used topically for the disinfection of skin and wounds.
mer·bro·min
(mer-brō'min),The disodium salt of 2,7-dibromo-4-hydroxymercurifluorescein; an organic mercurial antiseptic compound that also has staining properties similar to those of eosin and phloxine, with strong affinity for cytoplasmic structures; also used histochemically to stain protein-bound sulfhydryl and disulfide groups for bright-field and fluorescence microscopy.
Synonym(s): mercurochrome
merbromin
(mər-brō′mĭn)n.
A green crystalline organic compound, C20H8Br2HgNa2O6, that forms a red aqueous solution, formerly used as a germicide and antiseptic.
mer·bro·min
(mer-brō'min)Organic mercurial antiseptic compound that also has staining properties similar to those of eosin and phloxine.
Synonym(s): mercurochrome.
Synonym(s): mercurochrome.