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safranine

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saf=ra=nine

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun safranine has 1 sense

safranine(n = noun.substance) saffranine, safranin - any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes; Array

is a kind of dye, dyestuff

has particulars: pheno-safranine

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CIDE DICTIONARY

safranine, n. [So called because used as a substitute for safranin.].

An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

safranine, n. (also safranin) any of a large group of mainly red dyes used in biological staining etc.

Etymology

F safranine (as SAFFRON): orig. of dye from saffron

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