rosaniline

English

Etymology

From 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

French

Noun

rosaniline f (plural rosanilines)

1. rosaniline

Further reading

• “rosaniline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.