Definition of purpurin

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pur·pu·rin

(pûr

-r

) KEY

NOUN:

A reddish crystalline compound, C₁₄H₅O₂(OH)₃, that is isolated from madder root for use as a biological stain and commercial dye.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin purpura, purple ; see purple + -in

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