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Definition of: orcein
(ôr′sē·in) noun Chem.
A reddish–brown coloring matter, C28H24N2O7, obtained from orcinol by the action of aqueous ammonia and air. It is the tinctorial principle of archil. [<ORC(INOL) + -EIN]
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