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carbolfuchsin

carbolfuchsin noun: a mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.

Noun

carbolfuchsin (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.

Forms of carbolfuchsin

alternative formcarbol fuchsin
alternative formcarbol-fuchsin

Origin of carbolfuchsin

From carbol + fuchsin.

Questions about carbolfuchsin

What does carbolfuchsin mean?
Carbolfuchsin means a mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
What part of speech is carbolfuchsin?
Carbolfuchsin is a noun.

Words near carbolfuchsin in the dictionary

  1. carbolactam
  2. carbolactams
  3. carbolate
  4. carbolated
  5. carbolates
  6. carbolfuchsin
  7. carbolic
  8. carbolic acid
  9. carbolic soap
  10. carbolic soaps
  11. carbolically

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