mauveine
See also:
mauvéine
English
Etymology
From
mauve
+
-ine
.
Noun
mauveine
(
countable and uncountable
,
plural
mauveines
)
A
purple
dye
, the first
synthetic
organic
dye created.
Synonyms
aniline purple
mauvaniline
Perkin's mauve
Perkin's purple
Derived terms
pseudomauveine