| Synonyms: |
4,4'-[1,3-phenylenebis(diazene-2,1-diyl)]di(benzene-1,3-diamine) dihydrochloride,
Basic brown 1,
Bismarck brown,
Bismarck brown Y,
C.I. 21000,
C.I. Basic Brown 1, dihydrochloride,
Manchester brown,
Phenylene brown
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| Definition: |
A hydrochloride that is the dihydrochloride of 4,4'-[1,3-phenylenebis(diazene-2,1-diyl)]di(benzene-1,3-diamine). Bismarck brown Y is a metachromatic dye which stains acid mucins yellow. It is also a constituent of Papanicolaou's EA solutions, used for cervical, and other smears. |