A dye that has been used as a wound antiseptic, as a treatment of mycotic skin infections, and in biologic staining of tissues and bacteria. [G. malache, a mallow]
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malachite green n a triphenylmethane basic dye used as a biological stain and as an antiseptic
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a triphenylmethane dye used as a biologic stain.Medical dictionary. 2011.