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- noun (Chem.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also
red coralline .
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- noun organic chemistry An
artificial red nitrogenous dyestuff .
Etymologies
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Paeonia + -ine: it is obtained from Paeonia officinalis.
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