orcein

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6

Definition of orcein

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring

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Etymology

From French orcéine, modification of orcinol. See also orchil.

Anagrams of orcein

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