SAFRANIN

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.]

2.
n.

A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin.

3.
n.

An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.


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