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orcein

orcein noun: a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring.

Noun

orcein (usually uncountable, plural orceins)

  1. (usually) a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring
    Synonyms:
    E121, orchil

orcein meaning in Tamil

orcein in Tamil

ஆர்சின்

Synonyms of orcein

Forms of orcein

pluralorceins

Origin of orcein

From French orcéine, modification of orcinol. See also orchil.

Words formed from orcein

Questions about orcein

What does orcein mean?
Orcein means a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring.
What is orcein in Tamil?
Orcein in Tamil is ஆர்சின். See Orcein meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orcein?
Orcein is a noun.
What is the plural of orcein?
The plural of orcein is orceins.

Words near orcein in the dictionary

  1. Orcadians
  2. Orcagnesque
  3. orcalike
  4. orcas
  5. Orcban
  6. orcein
  7. orceins
  8. Orcel
  9. orcelite
  10. orcess
  11. orcesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orcein (page history and authors); orcein (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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