merbromin, antibacterial acclimated to anticipate infection in baby cuts and abrasions. Commonly marketed as Mercurochrome, merbromin was the aboriginal of a alternation of antiseptics that independent mercury, a actinic aspect that disinfects by abolition the metabolism of a microorganism. Merbromin stains surrounding tissue a ablaze red brave with a yellow-green fluorescence. It is alone a anemic antibacterial and has been displaced in anesthetic by the added able agents of the series, including nitromersol (Metaphen) and thimerosal (Merthiolate), and by antibiotics.
from:Rare Metals