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acridine orange

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Main Entry: acridine orange
Function: noun
: a basic orange dye structurally related to acridine and used especially to stain nucleic acids
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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acridine orange n.
A basic fluorescent dye used as a metachromatic stain for nucleic acids and in screening cervical smears for abnormal cells.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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