Hofmann's violet

English

Etymology

Named after German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann.

Noun

Hofmann's violet (countable and uncountable, plural Hofmann's violets)

  1. Any of a number of purple or violet dyes made by introducing various alkyl groups into the rosaniline molecule.
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