Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
nigrosine . Compareinduline .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A dyestuff of the induline group, made from aniline, and used as a substitute for indigo in dyeing wool and silk a violet-blue or a gray-blue color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry An
induline dyestuff made fromaniline and formerly used as asubstitute forindigo indyeing wool andsilk .
Etymologies
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From violet and aniline.
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In alkaline solution azobenzene results, while arsenic acid produces the violet-colouring matter violaniline.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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