chrysaniline

English

Etymology

From chrys- +‎ aniline.

Noun

chrysaniline (countable and uncountable, plural chrysanilines)

1. (organic chemistry) A yellow substance obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline, once used to dye silk a golden-yellow colour.

References

• “chrysaniline”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.