acridine
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anthracene
[an´thrah-sēn]a crystalline hydrocarbon, C14h10, from coal tar, used in making dyes.
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ac·ri·dine
(ak'ri-dēn),A dye, dye intermediate, and antiseptic precursor (for example, 9-aminoacridine, acriflavine, proflavine hemisulfate) derived from coal tar and irritating to skin and mucous membranes; a potent mutagen.
Synonym(s): dibenzopyridine
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acridine
A dye molecule capable of causing a FRAME-SHIFT MUTATION in DNA by interposing between adjacent base pairs. Acridine orange stains nucleic acid so that under ultraviolet light DNA appears green and RNA appears orange.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005