Associations to the word «Acridine»

Wiktionary

ACRIDINE, noun. (uncountable) (organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
ACRIDINE, noun. (countable) (organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
ACRIDINE ORANGE, noun. (chemistry) A cationic dye, prepared from coal tar and creosote oil, often used in epifluorescence microscopy.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca