safranine
noun
saf·ra·nine
ˈsa-frə-ˌnēn
-nən
variants
or safranin
1
: any of various usually red synthetic dyes that are amino derivatives of bases
2
: any of various mixtures of safranine salts used in dyeing and as biological stains
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