SAFRANINE

safranine, safranin, saffranine

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

safranine (plural safranines)

any of a class of red to blue azine dyes

Source: Wiktionary

Saf"ra*nine ( or ), n. Etym: [So called because used as a substitute for safranin.] (Chem.)

Definition: An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificailly by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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