Acetopurpurine 8B
noun
Ace·to·pur·pu·rine 8B
¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈpər-pyə-rən-,
-ˌrēn-,
ə-ˌsē-tō-
: a bluish red disazo direct dye
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + purpurine
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
- peacoat
- peacoats
- peacock
- peacock bittern
- peacock blue
- peacock butterfly
- peacock coal
- peacock flounder
- peacock flower
- peacock green
- peacock heron
- peacock iris
- peacock moth
- peacock ore
- peacock pheasant
- peacock's-tail
- peacock's-tails
- peacocked
- peacockery
- peacockier
- peacockiest
- peacocking
- peacockish
- peacocks
- peacocky