safranin

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noun

safranine

Similar
safraninesaffranine
OriginFrench safranine →
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Meanings

safranin1

noun
  1. safranine

safranin2

nounsafranin (countable and uncountable, plural safranins)

plural safranins

  1. countableuncountableA biological stain used in histology and cytology.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of a class of chiefly red organic dyes

Similar
safraninesaffranine
Broader
dyedyestuff
Also see
polychroite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchsafranine
  2. Englishsafranin

From French safranine, from French safran (“saffron”) and -ine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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