acriflavine

As nouns the difference between acriflavine and trypaflavine

is that acriflavine is (medicine) an antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine while trypaflavine is an acridine dye thought to be identical with flavine or 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.

As nouns the difference between dye and acriflavine

is that dye is a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied while acriflavine is an antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine.

As a verb dye

is to colour with dye.

As nouns the difference between flavonoid and acriflavine

is that flavonoid is any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties while acriflavine is an antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine.

As nouns the difference between antimicrobial and acriflavine

is that antimicrobial is an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action while acriflavine is an antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine.

As an adjective antimicrobial

is tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.