triphenylmethane dye: Meaning and Definition of

triphen'ylmeth'ane dye'

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. any of a great number of dyes, as gentian violet, fuchsin, and rosaniline, produced from triphenylmethane by replacement of the ring hydrogen atoms with hydroxy, amino, sulfo, or other atoms or groups.
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