gallein

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noun

A red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallol and phthalic acid together.

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alizarin violet
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Meanings

noungallein (countable and uncountable, plural galleins)

plural galleins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallol and phthalic acid together.

    Synonyms: alizarin violet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallol and phthalic acid together.

Similar
alizarin violet

Origin

From pyrogallol and phthalein.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nigellaGallienGilleanLangliegalline
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APA

gallein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallein

MLA

“gallein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallein. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallein,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallein.

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