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Morin
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Morin, n.
A yellow crystalline substance (C15H10O7 ) of acid properties extracted from fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria syn. Maclura tinctoria , formerly called Morus tinctoria ); -- called also moric acid and natural yellow 8 . It is used as a dye for wool, giving a color from lemon yellow through olive to olive brown, depending on the metal with which it is mordanted. [1913 Webster]
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