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thionine

thionine noun: an artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.

Noun

thionine (countable and uncountable, plural thionines)

  1. An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.
    Synonyms:
    Lauth's violet
  2. The unsaturated nine-membered heterocycle having eight carbon atoms, one sulfur atom and four double bonds.

Synonyms of thionine

Forms of thionine

pluralthionines

Origin of thionine

Of Ancient Greek [Term?] origin. See thio- (“sulfur”).

Words formed from thionine

Questions about thionine

What does thionine mean?
Thionine means an artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.
What part of speech is thionine?
Thionine is a noun.
What is the plural of thionine?
The plural of thionine is thionines.

Words near thionine in the dictionary

  1. thiones
  2. thionic
  3. thionic acid
  4. thionic acids
  5. thionin
  6. thionine
  7. thionines
  8. thionins
  9. thionite
  10. thionitrobenzene
  11. thionitrobenzoate

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