noun
- Plural of indamin; a class of synthetic organic dyes derived from aniline, typically producing blue or green colors and used in textiles and other materials.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Indamins were among the earliest synthetic dyes developed in the nineteenth century.
- The textile industry adopted indamins for their vibrant blue hues and relative stability.
- Chemists synthesized various indamins to improve color fastness in fabrics.
- Indamins belong to a broader family of triphenylmethane dyes used in commercial applications.