ORCEIN


Meaning of ORCEIN in English

ˈȯ(r)sēə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: French orcéine, from orcine orcin + -éine -ein

: a purple nitrogenous dye that is the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil and is obtained from orcinol by action of aqueous ammonia and atmospheric oxygen

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