ROSANILINE

Etymology

Noun

rosaniline (countable and uncountable, plural rosanilines)

An organic base, C20H19N3, used to make the dye fuchsine

The deep red or magenta colour of fuchsine (rosaniline hydrochloride).

Anagrams

• arsinoline

Source: Wiktionary


Ros*an"i*line ( or ), n. Etym: [Rose + aniline.] (Chem.)

Definition: A complex nitrogenous base, C20H21N3O, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, as a colorless crystalline substance which forms red salts. These salts are essential components of many of the socalled aniline dyes, as fuchsine, aniline red, etc. By extension, any one of the series of substances derived from, or related to, rosaniline proper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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