purpurin

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Noun

purpurin (countable and uncountable, plural purpurins)

  1. A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
  2. (biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family
  3. (historical) A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times

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Adjective

purpurin (feminine purpurine, masculine plural purpurins, feminine plural purpurines)

  1. purplish

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