methylene blue

noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a dark-green, crystalline compound, C16H18ClN3S, 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.

Also called methylthionine chloride.

Origin of methylene blue

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby methylene blue

methyl chloroformate, methylcyclohexanol, methyldopa, methylene, methylene azure, methylene blue, methylene chloride, methylene dioxyamphetamine, methylene group, methylene iodide, methyl ethyl ketone

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Example sentences from the Web for methylene blue

Ingestion of small amounts of methylene-blue gives a pale green; large amounts give a marked blue.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Effect of freezing procedures on methylene-blue reduction time.
Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures|N. L. VanDemark
They can readily be demonstrated in smears stained with Lffler's methylene-blue.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for methylene blue

methylene blue

noun

a dark-green crystalline compound forming a blue aqueous solution, used as a mild antiseptic and biological stain. Formula: C 16 H 18 N 3 SCl.3H 2 OAlso called: methylthionine chloride

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for methylene blue

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.

Scientific definitions for methylene blue

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.

单词	methylene blue
释义	methylene blue noun Chemistry, Pharmacology. a dark-green, crystalline compound, C16H18ClN3S, 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. Also called methylthionine chloride. Origin of methylene blue First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby methylene blue methyl chloroformate, methylcyclohexanol, methyldopa, methylene, methylene azure, methylene blue, methylene chloride, methylene dioxyamphetamine, methylene group, methylene iodide, methyl ethyl ketone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for methylene blue Ingestion of small amounts of methylene-blue gives a pale green; large amounts give a marked blue. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd Effect of freezing procedures on methylene-blue reduction time. Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures\|N. L. VanDemark They can readily be demonstrated in smears stained with Lffler's methylene-blue. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd British Dictionary definitions for methylene blue methylene blue noun a dark-green crystalline compound forming a blue aqueous solution, used as a mild antiseptic and biological stain. Formula: C 16 H 18 N 3 SCl.3H 2 OAlso called: methylthionine chloride Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for methylene blue 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for methylene blue 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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