Mauveine
Pronunciation : Mauve"?ne
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms. [Written also mauvine.]
(Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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