rosaniline

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Etymology

From German Rosanilin (from Rose + Anilin) (so called by chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann in 1862)

Noun

rosaniline (countable and uncountable, plural rosanilines)

  1. An organic base, C20H19N3, used to make the dye fuchsine
  2. The deep red or magenta colour of fuchsine (rosaniline hydrochloride).

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