English Explanatory Dictionary

mauveine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created.

Word forms

mauveine mauveines

Etymology

From mauve + -ine.

Synonyms

aniline purple mauvaniline Perkin's mauve Perkin's purple

Derived words

pseudomauveine
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