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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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