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purpurins

purpurins is the plural of purpurin.

Meaning of purpurin

Noun

purpurin (countable and uncountable, plural purpurins)

  1. A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
  2. A protein of the lipocalin family
  3. (historical) A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times

Questions about purpurins

What is purpurins the plural of?
Purpurins is the plural of purpurin.

Words near purpurins in the dictionary

  1. purpurin
  2. purpurine
  3. purpurines
  4. purpurinid
  5. purpurinids
  6. purpurins
  7. purpuriparous
  8. purpurite
  9. purpurize
  10. purpurized
  11. purpurizes

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