china lake

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china lake - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Safranin \Saf"ra*nin\, n. (Chem.)
     (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.]
     (b) 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.
     (c) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro
         compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the
         safflower dye.
         [1913 Webster]