acridine orange
Chemistry
noun
A fluorescent dye derived from acridine which binds to nucleic acids, now chiefly used in diagnostic and experimental microbiology.
- Systematic name: N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine; C17H19N3..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry.