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rubrocurcumin

rubrocurcumin noun: a red dye formed by the reaction of curcumin with borates in the presence of oxalic acid.

Noun

rubrocurcumin (uncountable)

  1. A red dye formed by the reaction of curcumin with borates in the presence of oxalic acid.

Origin of rubrocurcumin

From Latin ruber (“red”) + -o- + curcumin.

Questions about rubrocurcumin

What does rubrocurcumin mean?
Rubrocurcumin means a red dye formed by the reaction of curcumin with borates in the presence of oxalic acid.
What part of speech is rubrocurcumin?
Rubrocurcumin is a noun.

Words near rubrocurcumin in the dictionary

  1. rubrification
  2. Rubright
  3. Rubrights
  4. rubrisher
  5. rubrishers
  6. rubrocurcumin
  7. rubrofusarin
  8. rubromycin
  9. rubromycins
  10. rubroolivary
  11. rubropunctamine

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