METHYLTHIONINE CHLORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methylthionine chloride mean? 

• METHYLTHIONINE CHLORIDE (noun)
  The noun METHYLTHIONINE CHLORIDE has 1 sense:

1. a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning

  Familiarity information: METHYLTHIONINE CHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHYLTHIONINE CHLORIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

methylene blue; methylthionine chloride

Hypernyms ("methylthionine chloride" 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)