TRIPHENYLMETHANE DYE


Meaning of TRIPHENYLMETHANE DYE in English

noun

also triphenylmethane color

: any of a group of triarylmethane dyes (as pararosaniline, crystal violet, or aurin) derived from triphenylmethane and used as mothproofing agents in the case of some colorless derivatives as well as dyes, organic pigments, and biological stains in the case of colored derivatives — compare leuco base , xanthene dye

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