rosaniline

R1O1S1A1N1I1L1I1N1E1

noun

An organic base, C₂₀H₁₉N₃, used to make the dye fuchsine

OriginGerman Rosanilin →
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Meanings

nounrosaniline (countable and uncountable, plural rosanilines)

plural rosanilines

  1. countableuncountableAn organic base, C₂₀H₁₉N₃, used to make the dye fuchsine
  2. countableuncountableThe deep red or magenta colour of fuchsine (rosaniline hydrochloride).

Origin

  1. GermanRosanilin
  2. Englishrosaniline

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arsinoline
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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