"orcein" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orceins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} orcein (usually uncountable, plural orceins)
  1. (chemistry) a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring Wikipedia link: orcein Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Chemistry, Dyes Categories (lifeform): Lichens Synonyms: E121, orchil Derived forms: aceto-orcein
    Sense id: en-orcein-en-noun--lF0tZB0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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