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

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rosaniline

Aniline red, magenta, azaleine, rubine, solferino, fuchsine, chryaline, roseine, erythrobenzine, and others, are colouring matters in this group which are salts of rosaniline, and which are all recognised in commerce.

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

Among these products may be mentioned aniline, rosaniline, napthaline, chinoline, carbolic acid, picric acid, &c., with their derivatives.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

Other transformations of rosaniline have yet to be chronicled.

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

Members of the rosaniline group are all similarly fugitive, while those of the alizarin group possess generally the quality of fastness.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various

They are in fact the hydroxylic or acid analogues of the amido-containing or basic dyes of the rosaniline series.

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