perkin's purple
noun
per·kin's purple
variants or perkin's violet
ˈpərkə̇nz-
often capitalized first P
: mauve sense 2
Word History
Etymology
after Sir W. H. Perkin
- chemigraphy
- chemigroundwood pulp
- chemiluminescence
- chemiluminescences
- chemiluminescent
- chemin de fer
- chemins de fer
- chemio-
- chemiosmotic
- chemiphotic
- chemise
- chemises
- chemisette
- chemisettes
- chemism
- chemisms
- chemisorb
- chemisorbed
- chemisorbing
- chemisorbs
- chemisorption
- chemisorptions
- chemist
- chemist's shop
- chemistries