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purpurin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pur-purin
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A protein of the lipocalin family

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

purpurins (plural) purpurine (alternative)

Derived Forms

benzopurpurin isopurpurin

Questions

What does purpurin mean?
A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain

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