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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Safranine

· Saf·ra·nine · IPA
01 n. An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, …
  1. 1.
    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.(Chem.)