Found 2 items, similar to pyocyanin.
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Definition: pyocyanin
pyocyanin
n : a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pyocyanin
Pyocyanin
\Py`o*cy"a*nin\, n. [Gr. ? pus + ? dark blue.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores,
supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of
bacterium (
Bacillus pyocyaneus).
[1913 Webster]