chrysoidine
noun
chry·so·idine
krə̇ˈsōədə̇n,
-ˌdēn
plural -s
1
: a yellow crystalline base C6H5N=NC6H3(NH2)2 made from diazotized aniline and meta-phenylenediamine
2
usually capitalized
a
: the reddish brown crystalline mono-hydrochloride of chrysoidine base used chiefly for dyeing leather and paper and as a biological stain
called also Chrysoidine G, Chrysoidine Y
b
: any of certain other basic azo dyes
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary chrysoid- (from Greek chrysoeidēs like gold, from chrys- + -oeidēs -oid) + -ine; originally formed as German chrysoidin