aniline dye

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. any of a large number of synthetic dyes derived from aniline, usually obtained from coal tar.

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aniline dye British  

noun

1. any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar

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Etymology

Origin of aniline dye

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Near-natural color could have been obtained by adding an aniline dye to the embalming fluid.

From Time Magazine Archive

He selects sound young trees, makes a pattern of holes in the trunks and roots, injects 75 to 100 gallons of a secret soluble aniline dye.

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Accidents happen: aniline dye falls into a 19th century German researcher's petri dish that contains a bacterial culture, revealing that it preferentially stains and kills certain bacteria.

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In the mid-19th century, William Perkin sought a way to make artificial quinine out of coal tar and ended up with the first aniline dye.

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Mauve was the first aniline dye which was produced on a large scale, this being accomplished by Perkin in 1856.

From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Martin, Edward A.