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purpurine

purpurine noun: uroerythrin. Also the alternative spelling of purpurin.

Noun

purpurine (countable and uncountable, plural purpurines)

  1. (rare) uroerythrin

Also used as

purpurine is also the alternative spelling of purpurin.

Forms of purpurine

pluralpurpurines

Questions about purpurine

What does purpurine mean?
Purpurine means uroerythrin.
What part of speech is purpurine?
Purpurine is a noun.
What is the plural of purpurine?
The plural of purpurine is purpurines.

Words near purpurine in the dictionary

  1. purpurescent
  2. purpuric
  3. purpuric acid
  4. purpuriferous
  5. purpurin
  6. purpurine
  7. purpurines
  8. purpurinid
  9. purpurinids
  10. purpurins
  11. purpuriparous

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