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Discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, a chemistry student, during an attempted synthesis of quinine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perkin's mauve
Today it means: The dye mauveine. Full definition →
Today it means: The dye mauveine. Full definition →
Discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, a chemistry student, during an attempted synthesis of quinine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.