safranine, safranin, saffranine(noun)

any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes

safranin(Noun)

A biological stain used in histology and cytology.

Safranin(noun)

an orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron

Safranin(noun)

a red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin

Safranin(noun)

an orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye