1. A synthetic orange-red dye and antiseptic compound used in medicine and research, particularly as a topical disinfectant and in laboratory staining procedures.
Usage: technical; medical; chemistry

Examples

• Acriflavine was commonly used as an antiseptic wound dressing in the early 20th century.
• The laboratory technician applied acriflavine stain to the bacterial culture for microscopic examination.
• Acriflavine solutions were popular in hospitals before the widespread adoption of modern antibiotics.
• The bright orange color of acriflavine made it easy to visualize treated areas on the skin.
• Researchers used acriflavine in their experiments to study bacterial cell structure.