violaniline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An induline dyestuff made from aniline and formerly used as a substitute for indigo in dyeing wool and silk.

Word forms

violaniline violanilines

Etymology

Blend of violet + aniline.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.