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Pronunciation / Transliteration: markurokrom
"चोट पर मर्कुरोक्रोम लगाया गया।"
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An organomercury disodium salt used formerly as a topical antiseptic for minor cuts and scrapes, recognizable by its vivid red stain.
"Her mother gently applied a dab of mercurochrome to the scrape on her knee." - 2
A general term historically applied to bright red merbromin-based antiseptic solutions.
"The medicine cabinet still contained an old, unused bottle of mercurochrome."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century, the term blends 'mercur-', reflecting the organic mercury compound (merbromin) acting as its active ingredient, with 'chrome', denoting the characteristic deep red or crimson color of the solution. It transitioned from a proprietary trademark into a widely recognized generic term for topical antiseptic treatments before its regulatory restrictions due to mercury content.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mercurochrome" is said worldwide
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Mercurochrome
Transliteration: mer-kyu-ro-krohm
"Il a mis du mercurochrome sur sa coupure."
Mercurochrom
Transliteration: mer-ku-ro-krohm
"Das Desinfektionsmittel hieß früher Mercurochrom."
mercurocromo
Transliteration: mer-ku-ro-kro-mo
"Il mercurocromo bruciava leggermente sulla ferita."
mercurocromo
Transliteration: mer-ku-ro-kro-mo
"Usaron mercurocromo para curar el rasguño."
mercurocromo
Transliteration: mer-ku-ro-kro-mu
"O mercurocromo era muito usado antigamente."
मर्कुरोक्रोम
Transliteration: markurokrom
"चोट पर मर्कुरोक्रोम लगाया गया।"
红药水
Transliteration: hóng yào shuǐ
"过去常用红药水来消毒伤口。"
머큐로크롬
Transliteration: me-gyu-ro-keu-rom
"상처에 머큐로크롬을 발랐습니다."
赤チン
Transliteration: akachin
"子供の頃、怪我をすると赤チンを塗られた。"
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