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ethidium

ethidium noun: the cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-Diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium, whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids.

Noun

ethidium (uncountable)

  1. The cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-Diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium, whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids

Words formed from ethidium

Questions about ethidium

What does ethidium mean?
Ethidium means the cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-Diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium, whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids.
What part of speech is ethidium?
Ethidium is a noun.

Words near ethidium in the dictionary

  1. ethics
  2. ethics of reciprocity
  3. ethide
  4. ethidene
  5. ethides
  6. ethidium
  7. ethidium bromide
  8. Ethier
  9. Ethiers
  10. ethification
  11. ethifications

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