Definitions for: Pyocyanin


[n] a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus



Webster (1913) Definition: 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).

See Also: antibiotic, antibiotic drug, wonder drug

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