saffranine vs dye

saffranine and dye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saffranine	Yes	No	No	No
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of saffranine; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than saffranine:

saffranine: any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of saffranine include dyestuff.

saffranine (noun)	dye (noun)
any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

saffranine (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study