# Perkin's mauve

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The dye mauveine.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perkin-s-mauve