: a dye made by the use of aniline or one chemically related to such a dye
broadly: a synthetic organic dye
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebInstead, Perkins stumbled into fashion history by inadvertently creating the first aniline dye, a deep mauve that was soon dubbed Perkin’s purple. Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2019 Lash Lure This 1933 mascara promised to give women that permanently made-up look using aniline dye on eyelashes. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017
Word History
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
aniline dye
noun
: a dye made by the use of aniline or one chemically related to such a dye