A basic triphenylmethane dye used as a chromatin stain and, in combination with pyronin, for differential staining of RNA (red) and DNA (green); also used as a tracking dye for DNA in electrophoresis.
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methyl green n a basic triphenylmethane dye made by adding methyl chloride to crystal violet and used chiefly as a biological stain
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a basic dye used for colouring the stainable part of the cell nucleus (chromatin) and - with pyronin - for the differential staining of RNA and DNA, which give a red and a green colour respectively.
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a green basic triphenylmethane dye used as a histologic counterstain and as the DNA-staining component of methyl green–pyronin stain.Medical dictionary. 2011.