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safranine

American

[saf-ruh-neen, -nin] / ˈsæf rəˌnin, -nɪn /

Also safranin

noun

Chemistry.

any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes, phenazine derivatives, used for dyeing wool, silk, etc.
Also called phenosafranine. a purplish-red, water-soluble dye, C 1 8 H 1 4 N 4 , used for textiles and as a stain in microscopy.

safranine British

/ ˈsæfrənɪn, -ˌniːn /

noun

any of a class of azine dyes, used for textiles and biological stains

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Etymology

Origin of safranine

1865–70; < French or German safran saffron + -ine -ine ²

Example Sentences

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The most useful are hæmatoxylin, carmine, and various aniline colors, among which may be mentioned, besides gentian violet, safranine, Bismarck brown, methyl violet.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

The following is a list of the more important basic colours derived from coal-tar:— Red.—Magenta, safranine, rhodamine, pyronine red, rhoduline red, rosaze�n, induline scarlet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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