Category:Rosolic

Ro*sol"ic, a. Etym: [rose + carbolic.] (chem.)

Defn: pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called Rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It is Produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a dark red Amorphous mass, c20h16o3, which forms weak salts with bases, and Stable ones with acids. Called also methyl aurin, and, formerly, Corallin.