benzoflavine

noun

ben·​zo·​fla·​vine

¦ben-(ˌ)zō-ˈflā-ˌvēn,

-vən

plural -s

: a basic acridine dye that dyes leather yellow

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + flavine

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