Mauveine

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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aniline purpleaniline purplemauvanilinemauvanilineperkin's mauveperkin's mauve

Etymology

From mauve + -ine.

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