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safranin O(medicine)
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swamp(1)(dictionary)
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swamp(medicine)
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swamp 1, noun(dictionary)

swamp 1, noun (oh) and Safranin (medicine)


swamp 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: sump 'swamp' (15-20 centuries); SUMP]
land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water
-- swampy adj
::the soft, swampy ground

Safranin (medicine)


safranin
<chemistry> An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron.

A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet.

Synonym: Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin.

An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.

Source: Websters Dictionary