methylene blue

noun

: a basic thiazine dye C16H18ClN3S·3H2O used especially as a biological stain, an antidote in cyanide poisoning, and an oxidation-reduction indicator

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To gauge the fat content of the cream brought by farmers, the dairy would insert methylene blue in a sample and waited for its lactic acid to dissolve the color. Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of methylene blue was in 1882

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“Methylene blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methylene%20blue. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

methylene blue

noun
meth·​y·​lene blue
ˌmeth-ə-ˌlēn-
: a dye used as a biological stain and to reverse the effects of cyanide poisoning

Medical Definition

methylene blue

noun
: a basic thiazine dye C16H18ClN3S·3H2O used in the treatment of methemoglobinemia, as an antidote in cyanide poisoning, as a biological stain, and as an oxidation-reduction indicator

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