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mauveine

mauveine noun: a purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created.

Noun

mauveine (countable and uncountable, plural mauveines)

  1. A purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created.

Synonyms of mauveine

Forms of mauveine

pluralmauveines

Origin of mauveine

From mauve + -ine.

Words formed from mauveine

Questions about mauveine

What does mauveine mean?
Mauveine means a purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created.
What part of speech is mauveine?
Mauveine is a noun.
What is the plural of mauveine?
The plural of mauveine is mauveines.

Words near mauveine in the dictionary

  1. mauve
  2. mauve box
  3. mauve boxes
  4. mauve stinger
  5. mauve stingers
  6. mauveine
  7. mauveines
  8. mauvelous
  9. mauvelouses
  10. mauvely
  11. mauveness

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