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leucoorcein

leucoorcein noun: a particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.

Noun

leucoorcein (uncountable)

  1. A particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.

Origin of leucoorcein

From leuco- + orcein.

Questions about leucoorcein

What does leucoorcein mean?
Leucoorcein means a particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.
What part of speech is leucoorcein?
Leucoorcein is a noun.

Words near leucoorcein in the dictionary

  1. leuconoid
  2. leuconorite
  3. leuconorites
  4. leucons
  5. leuconychia
  6. leucoorcein
  7. leucopathia
  8. leucopathies
  9. leucopathy
  10. leucopelargonidin
  11. leucopelargonidins

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