Methylthionine Chloride (Noun)
Meaning
A dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Methylene blue, also known as methylthionine chloride, is a medication and dye that has a number of different uses.
- Methylthionine chloride is used as a dye component in many histology laboratories for staining tissue on microscope slides.
- If administered intravenously, high doses of methylthionine chloride can cause hemolysis; the kidneys may release black urine from a hemoglobin metabolite.
- Most methylthionine chloride is produced in China and used in aquaculture, where it is supplied as an ingredient in commercial fish feed.
- If given at a high enough dose in time, methylthionine chloride can effectively treat cyanide poisoning by binding to the hemoglobin molecule and reversing the cyanide-induced changes.