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Perkin's mauve

Perkin's mauve proper noun: the dye mauveine.

Proper noun

Perkin's mauve

  1. The dye mauveine.
    Synonyms:
    Perkin's purple

Synonyms of Perkin's mauve

Origin of Perkin's mauve

Discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, a chemistry student, during an attempted synthesis of quinine.

Questions about Perkin's mauve

What does Perkin's mauve mean?
Perkin's mauve means the dye mauveine.
What part of speech is Perkin's mauve?
Perkin's mauve is a proper noun.

Words near Perkin's mauve in the dictionary

  1. perkier
  2. perkies
  3. perkiest
  4. perkily
  5. perkin
  6. Perkin's mauve
  7. Perkin's purple
  8. perkiness
  9. perkinesses
  10. perking
  11. perking one's ears

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