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purpurogallin

purpurogallin noun: a red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks.

Noun

purpurogallin (uncountable)

  1. A red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks.

Origin of purpurogallin

From Latin purpura (“purple”) -o- + gall + -in.

Questions about purpurogallin

What does purpurogallin mean?
Purpurogallin means a red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks.
What part of speech is purpurogallin?
Purpurogallin is a noun.

Words near purpurogallin in the dictionary

  1. purpurite
  2. purpurize
  3. purpurized
  4. purpurizes
  5. purpurizing
  6. purpurogallin
  7. purpurogenous
  8. purpuromycin
  9. purpurous
  10. purpuroxanthin
  11. purr

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