1) Antiseptic powder 
dye obtained from coal tar, introduced as an antiseptic in 1912 by the German medical-research worker Paul Ehrlich and used extensively in World War ...
<chemical> 3,6-diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride mixt. With 3,6-acridinediamine. Fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication. ... Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, fluorescent dyes. ... Chemical name: Acr...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ak′ri-flā′vin Definitions: 1. An acridine dye, formerly used as a topical and urinary antiseptic, and also used as one of Kasten fluorescent Schiff reagents to reveal polysaccharides and DNA.
Acriflavine is an antiseptic powder.
acriflavine 1. A brown or orange powder derived from acridine and used as a topical antiseptic. 2. Fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.
an orange-brown, granular solid, CHNCl: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic. Also called