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 any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar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

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aniline dye

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Forty members of the North Carolina squad, afflicted by "aniline dye poisoning" from wearing new uniforms before the painted numerals were dry, recovered just in time to tie North Carolina State, 7-to-7.

From Time Magazine Archive

There's an aniline dye that you rub through a stencil-plate that eats about a foot into any stone and wears good to the last.

From A Diversity of Creatures by Kipling, Rudyard