| safranine | (n) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes, Syn. safranin, saffranine |
| pheno-safranine | (n) a purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy |
| Safranine | 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 ] |
| pheno-safranine | (n) a purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy |
| safranine | (n) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes, Syn. safranin, saffranine |
| Safranine | 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 ] |