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rubiacin

rubiacin noun: a substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

Noun

rubiacin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

Origin of rubiacin

From Latin rubia (“madder”), from rubeus (“red”).

Questions about rubiacin

What does rubiacin mean?
Rubiacin means a substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.
What part of speech is rubiacin?
Rubiacin is a noun.

Words near rubiacin in the dictionary

  1. rubescensins
  2. rubescent
  3. rubescently
  4. rubi
  5. rubiaceous
  6. rubiacin
  7. rubiadin
  8. rubiadins
  9. Rubiales
  10. rubian
  11. rubianic acid

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