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Webster 1913 Edition
Safranine
Saf′ra-nine
(? or ?)
, Noun.
[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.