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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A brown amorphous compound, C24H20O9N2, obtained by heating indican with dilute mineral acids.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A brown amorphous powder, obtained from indican.

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  • noun organic chemistry A brown amorphous powder obtained from indican.

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indican + Latin fuscus dusky + -in.

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