Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Mar·ti·us yellow Pronunciation:
'mär-sh(E-)&s- Function:
noun : a yellow dyeC
10H
6N
2O
5 that is used chiefly as a biological stain
Martius,
Carl Alexander von (1838–1920), German chemist. Martius wasinvolved in the synthetic organic dye industry, having been one of the founders of an aniline dye factory in Berlin in 1867.
