Pyocyanin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyocyanin \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}).
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pyocyanin
       n : a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus