Definition of gallocyanine
:an oxazine dye C15H12N2O5 made from gallic acid and a nitroso derivative of aniline and used in dyeing mordanted wool and cotton bluish violet
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gallocyanine
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gal·lo·cy·a·nine
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ˌga(ˌ)lōˈsīəˌnēn
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ˌgȯ(-
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-nə̇n
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Origin and Etymology of gallocyanine
International Scientific Vocabulary gall- + cyan- + -ine
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