Look up: safranin

1. Safranin
   Saf'ra·nin noun (Chemistry) (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [ R.] (b) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spani...
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2. safranin
   <chemistry> An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. ... A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet. ... Synonym: Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin. ... An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compo...
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3. Safranin
   • (n.) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye. • (n.) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, a...
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4. Safranin
   --> `Safranin` (also `Safranin O` or `basic red 2`) is a biological stain used in histology and cytology. Safranin is used as a counterstain in some staining protocols, colouring all cell nuclei red. This is the classic counterstain in a Gram stain. It can also be used for the detection of format = ...
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