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flavine

American  
[fley-vin, -veen] / ˈfleɪ vɪn, -vin /

noun

  1. Chemistry. acriflavine hydrochloride.

  2. Biochemistry. flavin.


flavine British  
/ ˈfleɪvɪn /

noun

  1. another name for acriflavine hydrochloride

  2. a variant spelling of flavin

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The alizarin yellows, R and GG, anthracene yellow, diamond flavine, chrome yellow, diamond yellow, carbazol yellow, chrysamine, &c., are Direct Colours with mordant-dyeing properties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

It is usual to add also a small amount of the yellow dyestuff flavine in order to obtain a yellower shade of scarlet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

One of the most valuable of the aniline antiseptics employed by Ehrlich is flavine or, if the reader prefers to call it by its full name, diaminomethylacridinium chloride.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson

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