English Explanatory Dictionary

methylthioninium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The heterocyclic cation 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium, which is the basis of methylene blue

Word forms

methylthioninium

Etymology

From methyl + thionine + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Derived words

methylthioninium chloride
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