auramine

[ awr-uh-meen, -min ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.

Word History and Origins

Origin of auramine¹

1880–85; < Latin aur ( um ) gold + amine

Example Sentences

One of these dyes is a fine basic yellow known as “auramine,” which is a derivative of diphenylmethane.

From Project Gutenberg

It is interesting to notice that this irregularity sometimes occurs with soluble dyes, as for example in the case of auramine.

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