SAFRANIN

safranine, safranin, saffranine

(noun) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

safranin (countable and uncountable, plural safranins)

A biological stain used in histology and cytology.

Anagrams

• Frasnian

Source: Wiktionary

Saf"ra*nin, n. (Chem.) (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.] (b) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin. (c) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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