English Explanatory Dictionary

rosaniline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic base, C₂₀H₁₉N₃, used to make the dye fuchsine
  2. The deep red or magenta colour of fuchsine (rosaniline hydrochloride).

Word forms

rosaniline rosanilines

Etymology

From German Rosanilin (from Rose + Anilin) (so called by chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann in 1862).

Derived words

pararosaniline
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