Thionine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. a dark-green crystalline powder, C12H10N3S, whose property of turning violet in solution is useful in microscopy as a biological stain.
noun
  1. a crystalline derivative of thiazine used as a violet dye to stain microscope specimens
  2. any of a class of related dyes
Thionine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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