chrysoidine

American  

[kri-soh-i-din, -deen] / krɪˈsoʊ ɪ dɪn, -ˌdin /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.

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Etymology

Origin of chrysoidine

1875–80; < Greek chrȳsoeid ( ḗs ) like gold ( chrȳs- chrys- + -oeidēs -oid ) + -ine ²