Violine

2 definitions found

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

  Mauve \Mauve\ (m[=o]v), n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from
     the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common
     mallow, {Malva sylvestris}. See {Mallow}.]
     A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
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     {Mauve aniline} (Chem.), a dyestuff produced artificially by
        the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first
        discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It
        consists of the sulphate of mauve["i]ne, and is a dark
        brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a
        beatiful purple color. Called also {aniline purple},
        {violine}, {Perkin's mauve}, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Violine \Vi"o*line\, n. (Chem.)
     (a) A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature
         and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from
         the root and foliage of the violet ({Viola}).
     (b) Mauve aniline. See under {Mauve}.
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