orcin

Forms of orcin

Origin of orcin

From French orcine, from New Latin orcina, from Dutch orseille, from French orseille, from Old French orchel, orseil, from Old Catalan orxella (influenced by dialectal Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)), from Italian oricello, from Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant of auricula), both diminutives of auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa. The name of the dye was influenced by the visual resemblance of the lichen used in production to a small ear.

Words formed from orcin

• isorcin
• resorcin
• xylorcin

Questions about orcin

What does orcin mean?

Orcin means the organic compound 3,5-dihydroxytoluene, found in many lichens and synthesizable from toluene.

What part of speech is orcin?

Orcin is a noun.

What is the plural of orcin?

The plural of orcin is orcins.