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mauvine

mauveine \mauve"["i]ne\, n. (Chem.) An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms. [Written also mauvine.]

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mauvine

n. (context organic compound English) A mauve pigment obtained from aniline.