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单词 Mercurochrome
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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’.

 
 
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