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    METHYLENE BLUE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoningplay

    Synonyms:

    methylene blue; methylthionine chloride

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("methylene blue" is a kind of...):

    thiazine (a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom)

    stain ((microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible)

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