CROCEIN


Meaning of CROCEIN in English

/kroh"see in/ , n. Chem.

any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.

Also, croceine /kroh"see in, -een'/ .

[ croce ( us ) saffron-colored (see CROCUS, -EOUS) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .