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hofmann's violet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
hof-man-n's vi-o-let
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of purple or violet dyes made by introducing various alkyl groups into the rosaniline molecule.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hofmann's violets (plural)

Questions

What does hofmann's violet mean?
Any of a number of purple or violet dyes made by introducing various alkyl groups into the rosaniline molecule.
Where does hofmann's violet come from?
Named after German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann.

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