tropaeolin Meaning, Definition & Usage
Tro*pæ"o*lin noun
(Also<
- Tropaeolin
- Tropæolin
)
Definitions
(Chem.) A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; -- so called because of the general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium ( Tropæolum ).