safranine
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Noun (1)
- any of a class of chiefly red organic dyesSynonyms: safraninsaffranineType of dye, dyestuffKinds pheno-safranine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Saf′ra·nine (? or ?), noun
Origin: So called because used as a substitute for safranin.
Chemistry An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54