HyperDic: methylene_blue

English > 1 sense of the expression methylene blue:
NOUNsubstancemethylene blue, methylthionine chloridea dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning
English > methylene blue: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning.
Synonymmethylthionine chloride
Broaderstain(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
thiazineA compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom
Spanishazul de metileno
Catalanblau de metilè

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