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purpurin
CIDE DICTIONARY
purpurin, n.
A dyestuff resembling alizarin, found in madder root, and extracted as an orange or red crystalline substance. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
purpurin, n. a red colouring-matter occurring naturally in madder roots, or manufactured synthetically.
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