English Explanatory Dictionary

Perkin's mauve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The dye mauveine.

Word forms

Perkin's mauve

Etymology

Discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, a chemistry student, during an attempted synthesis of quinine.

Synonyms

Perkin's purple
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