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

It has been explained that by the methylation of rosaniline Hofmann obtained violet colouring-matters.

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

Further, magenta will not dye cotton unless the fibre is previously prepared, e.g. with the mordant tannic acid, with which the base rosaniline unites to form an insoluble salt.

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

A similar series of reactions was carried out with rosaniline, which was shown to be the corresponding derivative of tolyldiphenylmethane.

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

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