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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thionine \Thi"on*ine\, n. [Gr. ? brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.) An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also phenylene violet. [1913 Webster]