Safranine

[sæfrәni:n]

Definition

(noun.) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes.

Editor: Madge--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type.

Editor: Shelton