chrysaniline

noun

chrys·​aniline

krə̇s+

plural -s

: a yellow crystalline base C₁₉H₁₅N₃ obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of fuchsine see phosphine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chrys- + aniline; originally formed as German chrysanilin

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