chrysoidine

[ kri-soh-i-din, -deen ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chrysoidine¹

1875–80; < Greek chrȳsoeid ( ḗs ) like gold ( chrȳs- chrys- + -oeidēs -oid ) + -ine ²