Medical Definition of Safranin O

1. A mixture of dimethyl-and trimethylphenosafranin chloride, a basic red dye that exhibits orange metachromasia; used in histology as a nuclear stain, in microbiology as a counterstain in the Gram method, and to demonstrate enterochromaffin. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Safranin O

safflower oil
safflower seed
safflowers
saffranine
saffron
saffron crocus
saffroned
saffronlike
saffrons
saffrony
safing
saframycin
saframycins
safranal
safranin
safranin O (current term)
safranine
safranines
safranins
safranophil
safranophile
safrazine
safrol
safrole
safroles
safrols
safron
safronal
safronals
saft

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