Mauveine

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

  mauveine \mauve"["i]ne\, n. (Chem.)
     An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture
     of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it
     forms. [Written also {mauvine}.]
     [1913 Webster]