phenosafranine

noun

phe·​no·​safranine

: a simple red safranine dye made by oxidation of a 1:2 mixture of para-phenylenediamine and aniline and used chiefly as a desensitizer in photography

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phen- + safranine

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