Safranine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Safranine \Saf"ra*nine\ (? or ?), n. [So called because used as
     a substitute for safranin.] (Chem.)
     An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially 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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  safranine
       n : any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: {safranin},
            {saffranine}]