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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