purpurin

Definitions


[ˈpəːpjʊrɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a red dye originally extracted from madder and also prepared artificially by the oxidation of alizarin


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Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting powdered brass or bronze mixed with liquid and used as a colouring material): from Latin purpura ‘purple’ + -in, after French purpurine




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