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triphenylmethane dye

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. any of a great number of dyes, as gentian violet, fuchsin, and rosaniline, produced from triphenylmethane by replacement of the ring hydrogen atoms with hydroxy, amino, sulfo, or other atoms or groups.

Etymology

Origin of triphenylmethane dye

First recorded in 1930–35

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Crystal violet, a triphenylmethane dye, is used to dye ink and textiles.

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