Merbromin Definition
mər-brōmĭn
noun
A green crystalline organic compound, C20 H8 Br2 HgNa2 O6 , that forms a red aqueous solution, used as a germicide and antiseptic.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
(medicine) A topical antiseptic that is an organomercury derivative of fluorescein.
Wiktionary
Origin of Merbromin
mer(curic acetate) (di)brom(ide) (fluoresce)in
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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