Also -in. [f. as prec. + -INE. Cf. F. viridine.]
1. Bot. = CHLOROPHYLL, CHROMULE.
1837. P. Keith, Bot. Lex., 59. The pulp constituting the parenchyma of the leaves was at one time designated by the appellation of viridine, because it is generally of a green colour.
1859. Mayne, Expos. Lex., s.v.
2. Dyeing. A green aniline dye (see quots.).
1875. Ure’s Dict. Arts (ed. 7), I. 720. Viridine. A green dye has been obtained … by acting on rosolic acid with aniline and benzoic acid.
1882. Nature, XXV. 546. R. Meldola … investigates the action of benzyl chloride upon diphenylamine, and the action of oxidising agents upon the product. The substance thus produced is a green dye, ‘viridin.’
3. Chem. = VIRIDIA, JERVINE.
1877. H. Watts, Fownes’ Chem. (ed. 12), II. 610. Parvoline,… Coridine,… Rubidine,… Viridine. (C12H19N.)
1886. Buck’s Handbk. Med. Sci., III. 604/1. The viridine and veratroidine of Bullock are now supposed to have been impure conditions of jervine and rubijervine respectively.
1888. H. C. Wood, Therap. (ed. 2), 392. The root-stock of Veratrum viride … contains two alkaloids, jervine and veratroidine.… Dr. George B. Wood named them viridine and veratroidine.
