phenazine

noun

A yellow crystalline compound, C12H8N2, used in the manufacture of dyes.

noun

A yellow crystalline base, C12H8N2, made by heating calcium azobenzoate with slaked lime. It melts at 170–171° C. and dissolves in sulphuric acid with a blood-red color.

noun

any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles used to make dyestuffs