: any of a series of yellow acridine dyes (such as acriflavine) having antiseptic properties
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There was severel aceration of the posterior pharyngeal wall, which was swabbed with flavine and left to granulate.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2014
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2014
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flavine
noun
fla·vine
ˈflā-ˌvēn 
: any of a series of yellow acridine dyes (as acriflavine) often used medicinally for their antiseptic properties
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