rosaniline

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Rosanilin (from Rose + Anilin) (so called by chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann in 1862)

Noun

rosaniline (countable and uncountable, plural rosanilines)

1. An organic base, C₂₀H₁₉N₃, used to make the dye fuchsine
2. The deep red or magenta colour of fuchsine (rosaniline hydrochloride).

Further reading

• Fuchsine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• arsinoline