ORCEIN


Meaning of ORCEIN in English

/awr"see in/ , n. Chem.

a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.

[ 1830-40; arbitrary alter. of orcin; see ORCINOL ]

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