Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name given to several acid coal-tar colors on account of the bright red they produce.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.

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  • noun organic chemistry Any of several synthetic yellow or scarlet dyestuffs that are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.

Etymologies

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See croceous.

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