Definition of Acridine orange

1. Noun. (chemistry) A cationic dye, prepared from coal tar and creosote oil, often used in epifluorescence microscopy. ¹

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Medical Definition of Acridine orange

1. 3, 6-bis(dimethylamino)acridinium chloride. A toxic, fluorescing dye that stains DNA and RNA and is typically used to identify cancerous tumour cells. When it binds to double-stranded DNA, it fluoresces green, when it binds with the phosphate groups of single-stranded DNA or RNA, it fluoresces orange. The chemical also causes frameshift mutations. (12 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acridine Orange

acreages
acred
acremonium
acres
acribometer
acrid
acrid poison
acridarsine
acridarsines
acrider
acridest
acridid
acridin
acridine
acridine dyes
acridine orange (current term)
acridine yellow
acridines
acridinium
acridins
acridinyl
acridities
acridity
acridly
acridness
acridnesses
acridology
acridone
acridone synthase
acridones

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