'Safranine' definitions:

Definition of 'safranine'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: safranine, safranin, saffranine]

Definition of 'Safranine'

From: GCIDE
  • Safranine \Saf"ra*nine\ (? or ?), n. [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. [1913 Webster]

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