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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pigment formed in Pentacrinus and other crinoids.

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

  • noun (Physiol. Chem.) A red and purple pigment found in certain crinoids of the genus Pentacrinus.

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  • noun organic chemistry A red and purple pigment found in certain crinoids of the genus Pentacrinus.

Etymologies

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Pentacrinus +‎ -in

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