aniline
noun
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
anilin
-
a variation of
aniline.
Example Sentences
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Bacteriologists have long used anilin dyes of various colors to " stain " different species of bacteria.
From Time Magazine Archive
For example, nitric acid will discharge all the color from all bacilli artificially dyed with anilin, except those of tubercle and anthrax.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
It does not stain by Gram, but takes the ordinary anilin dyes, often presenting, especially the longer forms, a beaded appearance.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
In carrying out the microscopical part of the work, not only is the organism examined in a living condition, but colored preparations are made by using solutions of anilin dyes as staining agents.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings
In carrying out the microscopical part of the work, not only is the organism examined in a living condition, but preparations are made by using solutions of anilin dyes as staining agents.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by H. L. (Harry Luman) Russell
