/kri soh"i din, -deen'/ , n. Chem.
a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
[ 1875-80; chrysoeid ( és ) like gold ( chrys- CHRYS- + -oeides -OID) + -INE 2 ]