auramine
[ awr-uh-meen, -min ]
/ ˈɔr əˌmin, -mɪn /
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noun Chemistry.
a yellow, crystalline solid, C17H22ClN3, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
Nearby words
aura, aurae, aural, aural-oral, aurally, auramine, aurangabad, aurangzeb, auranofin, aurantiasis cutis, aurar
Origin of auramine
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Examples from the Web for auramine
One of these dyes is a fine basic yellow known as “auramine,” which is a derivative of diphenylmethane.
Coal|Raphael MeldolaIt is interesting to notice that this irregularity sometimes occurs with soluble dyes, as for example in the case of auramine.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall