Meanings
proper noun
- The dye mauveine.
Synonyms: Perkin's purple
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe dye mauveine.
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Origin
Discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, a chemistry student, during an attempted synthesis of quinine.
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Perkin's mauve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perkin's%20mauve
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“Perkin's mauve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perkin's%20mauve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Perkin's mauve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perkin's%20mauve.
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