1. Plural of acriflavine; synthetic organic compounds derived from acridine, used historically as antiseptic and antimicrobial agents in medicine and research.
Usage: technical; chemistry/medicine; largely historical use

Examples

• Acriflavines were commonly used as topical antiseptics in the early 20th century.
• The antimicrobial properties of acriflavines made them valuable in wound treatment before modern antibiotics.
• Researchers studied various acriflavines to understand their effectiveness against bacterial infections.
• Acriflavines belong to a class of dyes with known antiseptic applications.