“triarylmethane”

We have one entry that includes the term triarylmethane.

triarylmethane dye

noun

: any of a class of basic, acid, mordant acid, and direct dyes derived from triphenylmethane or diphenyl-naphthyl-methane usually by introduction of one or more auxochromic groups (as amino, methylamino, dimethylamino, or hydroxyl groups) and characterized in general by brilliance but not by fastness see triphenylmethane dye


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