Definition of Mercurochrome in English:
Mercurochrome
nounməːˈkjʊərəkrəʊmmə(r)ˈkjʊrəˌkroʊm
mass nountrademark in UK another term for merbromin
Example sentencesExamples
- No special precautions necessary for the transport of Mercurochrome.
- As he said of one of his, ‘… a sliver of metal into my leg - the sort of injury the Army patched up with Mercurochrome and a Purple Heart.‘
- I want to know whether the use of mercurochrome on skin cancers is advisable.
- In the late 1990s the FDA (in it's all knowing wisdom) silently banned Mercurochrome because of its imaginary danger to humans.
- Walking from the train station to my grandfather's home, I saw a half-naked red-colored man sitting on the street and found that he had coated his skin with tincture of Mercurochrome to relieve his pain and prevent infection.
Origin
Early 20th century: from mercury1 + Greek khrōma 'colour'.
Definition of Mercurochrome in US English:
Mercurochrome
nounmə(r)ˈkyo͝orəˌkrōmmə(r)ˈkjʊrəˌkroʊm
trademark in UK another term for merbromin
Example sentencesExamples
- Walking from the train station to my grandfather's home, I saw a half-naked red-colored man sitting on the street and found that he had coated his skin with tincture of Mercurochrome to relieve his pain and prevent infection.
- No special precautions necessary for the transport of Mercurochrome.
- I want to know whether the use of mercurochrome on skin cancers is advisable.
- In the late 1990s the FDA (in it's all knowing wisdom) silently banned Mercurochrome because of its imaginary danger to humans.
- As he said of one of his, ‘… a sliver of metal into my leg - the sort of injury the Army patched up with Mercurochrome and a Purple Heart.‘
Origin
Early 20th century: from mercury + Greek khrōma ‘color’.