Perkin's mauve

English

Etymology

Discovered in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, a chemistry student, during an attempted synthesis of quinine.

Proper noun

Perkin's mauve

  1. The dye mauveine.
    Synonym: Perkin's purple
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