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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a class of dyes made by oxidizing a mixture of a paraphenylenediamine derivative and a monamine. The saffranines form metallic-green crystals and dye fabrics orange, red, or violet. The simplest, phenosaffranine, C18H15-N4Cl, is made from paraphenylenediamine and aniline. Tolusaffranine, C21H21N4Cl, is made from paratoluylenediamine and toluidine. Also
safranine .
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- noun any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes
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The fourth group comprises saffranine, azo-dinaphthyldiamine, rosolic acid, coralline, pure eosine and cosine modified by a salt of lead, coccina, artificial ponceau, and red-wood.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Various
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