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Acridine vs Acriflavine - What's the difference?

acridine | acriflavine |

As nouns the difference between acridine and acriflavine

is that acridine is a tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs while acriflavine is an antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine.

acridine

English

Noun

(wikipedia acridine)
  • (uncountable, organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine , obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
  • (countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound

    • Derived terms

    * acridine carboxamide * acridine dye * acridine orange * acridine yellow

    acriflavine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine