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Definition of: purpurin
(pûr′py
·rin) noun Chem.
A red crystalline compound, C14H8O5, contained in madder, largely used in dyeing: also prepared synthetically. Also pur′pu·rine (-rin). [<L purpura purple + -IN]
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