'Carthamin' definitions:

Definition of 'Carthamin'

From: GCIDE

Carthamin \Car"tha*min\, n. (Chem.) A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or Carthamus tinctorius. [1913 Webster] carthorse

Definition of 'carthamin'

From: GCIDE

Safranin \Saf"ra*nin\, n. (Chem.) (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.] (b) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin. (c) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye. [1913 Webster]

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