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purpureo-
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purpureo-,
A combining form signifying of a purple or purple-red color. Specif. (Chem.) , used in designating certain brilliant purple-red compounds of cobaltic chloride and ammonia, similar to the roseocobaltic compounds. See Cobaltic. [1913 Webster]
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