aniline black

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the black dye obtained by the oxidation of aniline hydrochloride, used for dyeing textiles, especially cotton.

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Example Sentences

More discoveries soon followed: magenta, Hofmann’s violet, Lyons blue, malachite green, Bismarck brown and aniline black.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2018

From the first of these, which is almost pure aniline, aniline black is derived, and a number of organic compounds which are further used for the production of dyes.

From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Martin, Edward A.

Shellac, 5 parts; borax, 2 parts; glycerine, 2 parts; aniline black, 6 parts; water, 45 parts.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

It answers very well for dippers, substituting 2 oz. aniline black for every pound logwood required.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various

Such dyes as aniline black, alizarin blue, anthracene brown, tartrazine, some of the azo-reds and naphthol green resist the influence of light as well as, if not better than, any natural colouring-matter.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael