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ethacridine

ethacridine noun: an aromatic organic compound based on acridine, used as an antiseptic and as an agent for second-trimester abortion.

Noun

ethacridine (uncountable)

  1. An aromatic organic compound based on acridine, used as an antiseptic and as an agent for second-trimester abortion.

Origin of ethacridine

From eth(oxy) + acridine.

Words formed from ethacridine

Questions about ethacridine

What does ethacridine mean?
Ethacridine means an aromatic organic compound based on acridine, used as an antiseptic and as an agent for second-trimester abortion.
What part of speech is ethacridine?
Ethacridine is a noun.

Words near ethacridine in the dictionary

  1. eth
  2. eth-
  3. Eth.
  4. ethaboxam
  5. ethacizine
  6. ethacridine
  7. ethacridine lactate
  8. ethacrinic
  9. ethacrynate
  10. ethacrynates
  11. ethacrynic

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