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methylthionine chloride

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meth⋅yl⋅thi⋅o⋅nine chlo⋅ride

[meth-uhl-thahy-uh-neen, -nin]
–noun Chemistry.
methylene blue.

Origin:
methyl- + thionine

methylene blue

–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a dark-green, crystalline compound, C1 6H1 8ClN3S, that dissolves in water to form a deep-blue solution: used chiefly as a dye, as a bacteriological and biological stain, and as an antidote for cyanide poisoning.


Origin:
1885–90
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Main Entry: methylene blue
Function: noun
: a basic thiazine dye C16H18ClN3S·3H2O used in the treatment ofmethemoglobinemia, as an antidote in cyanide poisoning, as a biological stain, and as an oxidation-reduction indicator
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methylene blue n.
A basic aniline dye that forms a deep blue solution when dissolved in water and is used as a bacteriological stain and as an antidote for cyanide poisoning.

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methylene blue  
A basic dye that forms a deep blue solution when dissolved in water. It is used as an antidote for cyanide poisoning and as a bacteriological stain. Chemical formula: C16H18N3SCl.
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