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gallein

gallein noun: a red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallol and phthalic acid together.

Noun

gallein (countable and uncountable, plural galleins)

  1. A red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallol and phthalic acid together.
    Synonyms:
    alizarin violet

Synonyms of gallein

  • alizarin violet

Forms of gallein

pluralgalleins

Origin of gallein

From pyrogallol and phthalein.

Questions about gallein

What does gallein mean?
Gallein means a red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallol and phthalic acid together.
What part of speech is gallein?
Gallein is a noun.
What is the plural of gallein?
The plural of gallein is galleins.

Words near gallein in the dictionary

  1. Gallego
  2. Gallegos
  3. Gallegoses
  4. Galleher
  5. Gallehers
  6. gallein
  7. galleins
  8. Gallen
  9. Gallentine
  10. Gallentines
  11. galleon

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