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Definition of: Mercurochrome
(mər·kyr′ə·krōm) noun
Proprietary name of an iridescent, green, crystalline mercury compound, C20H8Br2Na2Hg, turning red in an aqueous solution, which is used as a germicide and as a moderately active local antiseptic. [<MERCURY + -CHROME]
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