Definitions for "Aniline dyes"
Keywords:  chrome, dyes, tar, coal, fade
Chemical base that yields many colors, it is a colorless, oily, aromatic liquid. Presently obtained from coal-tar, but was made by distilling indigo with caustic potash. The development of these dyes was the highlight of the nineteenth century research in dyes.
Synthetic colors which dissolve in the solvent for which they are formulated, i.e., water, alcohol, or oil. Many woodwork finishers refer to nearly all dyes as "aniline" even when this is not chemically true.
Chemical for carpets and other fabrics, introduced c.1870. They tended to run or fade and were replaced by colour-fast CHROME DYES in the early 20thC.