: any of a series of yellow acridine dyes (such as acriflavine) having antiseptic properties
Examples of flavine in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThere was severel aceration of the posterior pharyngeal wall, which was swabbed with flavine and left to granulate.—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2014
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Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin flavus
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