indigo carmine

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indigo carmine [′in·də·gō ′kär·mən]

(organic chemistry)

C₁₆H₈N₂Na₂O₈S₂A dark blue powder with coppery luster; used as a dye in testing kidney function and as a reagent in detecting chlorate and nitrate. Also known as soluble indigo blue.

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