crocein

[ kroh-see-in ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.

crocein

/ ˈkrəʊsɪɪn /

noun

1. any one of a group of red or orange acid azo dyes

Word History and Origins

Origin of crocein¹

< Latin croce ( us ) saffron-colored ( crocus, -eous ) + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of crocein¹

C20: from Latin croceus yellow + -in

Example Sentences

Two years later a new sulpho-acid of beta-naphthol was discovered by Bayer & Co. of Elberfeld, and this gave rise, when combined with diazotised acid yellow and analogous compounds, to another series of brilliant dyes introduced as “Crocein scarlets.”

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Biebriech scarlet, brilliant crocein, etc.

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Note, for example, on wool: Crocein orange, aurantia, orange crystal, tartrazin, milling yellow, palatine orange; on silk, acid yellow D, brilliant yellow, azo acid yellow, metanil yellow, curcumin S, etc.

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