The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rosaniline \Ros*an"i*line\ (? or ?), n. [Rose + aniline.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous base, C20H21N3O, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, as a colorless crystalline substance which forms red salts. These salts are essential components of many of the socalled aniline dyes, as fuchsine, aniline red, etc. By extension, any one of the series of substances derived from, or related to, rosaniline proper.
Wiktionary
n. 1 An organic base, C20H19N3, used to make the dye fuchsine 2 The deep red or magenta colour of fuchsine (rosaniline hydrochloride).
Usage examples of "rosaniline".
These dye-stuffs are derived from a number of so-called colour bases, such as Rosaniline, ParaRosaniline, MethylRosaniline, Phenyl-Rosaniline, and Auramine base.
These dye-stuffs are derived from a number of so-called colour bases, such as Rosaniline, ParaRosaniline, MethylRosaniline, Phenyl-Rosaniline, and Auramine base.