Etymology

rosaniline

R1O1S1A1N1I1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: An organic base, C₂₀H₁₉N₃, used to make the dye fuchsine Full definition →

German Rosanilin
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  1. German · derived fromRosanilin
  2. English todayrosaniline

From German Rosanilin (from Rose + Anilin) (so called by chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann in 1862).

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