PURPURIN


Meaning of PURPURIN in English

[ 'pə:pjʊrɪn ]

■ noun Chemistry a red dye extracted from madder, also made by oxidizing alizarin.

Origin

C19: from L. purpura 'purple' + -in 1 .

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