rosaniline

American  

[roh-zan-l-in, -ahyn] / roʊˈzæn l ɪn, -ˌaɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a red dye, C 2 0 H 2 0 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.

2. the base, C 2 0 H 2 1 N 3 O, which, with hydrochloric acid, forms this dye.

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rosaniline British  

/ -lɪn, rəʊˈzænɪˌliːn /

noun

1. a reddish-brown crystalline insoluble derivative of aniline used, in the form of its soluble hydrochloride, as a red dye See also fuchsin

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Etymology

Origin of rosaniline

First recorded in 1860–65; rose ¹ + aniline

Example Sentences

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rosaniline

Other transformations of rosaniline have yet to be chronicled.

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

Unless carefully crystallised rosaniline will contain a slight proportion of the arseniate, and when articles of clothing are dyed with the salt, it is likely to produce an inflammatory condition of skin, when worn.

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

It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg

Later researches have shown that by heating rosolic acid with ammonia it is converted into rosaniline.

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

FUCHSINE, or Magenta, a red dye-stuff consisting of a mixture of the hydrochlorides or acetates of pararosaniline and rosaniline.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various