Medical Dictionary

proflavine

noun pro·fla·vine \(ˈ)prō-ˈflā-ˌvēn\

Medical Definition of PROFLAVINE

:  a yellow crystalline mutagenic acridine dye C13H11N3; also :  the orange to brownish red hygroscopic crystalline sulfate used as an antiseptic especially for wounds—see acriflavine

Variants of PROFLAVINE

pro·fla·vine also pro·fla·vin \-vən\

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