auramine
[awr-uh-meen, -min]
- a yellow, crystalline solid, C17H22ClN3, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
Show More
Origin of auramine
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for auramine
Historical Examples
One of these dyes is a fine basic yellow known as “auramine,” which is a derivative of diphenylmethane.
CoalRaphael Meldola
It is interesting to notice that this irregularity sometimes occurs with soluble dyes, as for example in the case of auramine.
The Manufacture of PaperRobert Walter Sindall