safranine

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safranine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Safranine \Saf"ra*nine\ (? or ?), n. [So called because used as
     a substitute for safranin.] (Chem.)
     An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by
     oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing
     silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine
     proper is the type.
     [1913 Webster]

safranine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  safranine
      n 1: any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn:
           safranine, safranin, saffranine]