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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A red coloring matter occasionally found in alkaline urine in cases of inflammation of the bladder.
Wiktionary
- n. organic chemistry Indigo red, a product of the decomposition or oxidation of indican, sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Physiol. Chem.) Indigo red, a product of the decomposition, or oxidation, of indican. It is sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol, giving the solution a beautiful red color. Also called
indigrubin .
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- Ancient Greek (Wiktionary)
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In The Colorhouse
A colorhouse - a manufactory of colors for tints, dyes, pigments, paints, glazes, &c. Terms associated with the science and history of colormaking.
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