thionine

T1H4I1O1N1I1N1E1

noun

An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.

Similar
Lauth's violetphenylene violet
OriginAncient Greek [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounthionine (countable and uncountable, plural thionines)

plural thionines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.

    Synonyms: Lauth's violet

  2. countableuncountablechemistryThe unsaturated nine-membered heterocycle having eight carbon atoms, one sulfur atom and four double bonds.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.

Similar
Lauth's violet
Similar
phenylene violet
Also see
lauth's violet

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Englishthionine

Of Ancient Greek [Term?] origin. See thio- (“sulfur”).

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APA

thionine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thionine

MLA

“thionine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thionine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thionine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thionine.

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