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crocein

[ kroh-see-in ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.


crocein

/ ˈəʊɪɪ /

noun

  1. any one of a group of red or orange acid azo dyes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crocein1

< Latin croce ( us ) saffron-colored ( crocus, -eous ) + -in 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crocein1

C20: from Latin croceus yellow + -in
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Two years later a new sulpho-acid of beta-naphthol was discovered by Bayer & Co. of Elberfeld, and this gave rise, when combined with diazotised acid yellow and analogous compounds, to another series of brilliant dyes introduced as “Crocein scarlets.”

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Biebriech scarlet, brilliant crocein, etc.

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Note, for example, on wool: Crocein orange, aurantia, orange crystal, tartrazin, milling yellow, palatine orange; on silk, acid yellow D, brilliant yellow, azo acid yellow, metanil yellow, curcumin S, etc.

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