Thesaurus: safranin

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1. n. An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron.
2. n. A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin.
3. n. An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.
4. n. any of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/chiefly">chiefly red organic dyes
5. (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.] (b) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin. (c) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.
6. n any of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/chiefly">chiefly red organic dyes