Etymology

indirubin

I1N1D2I1R1U1B3I1N1

Today it means: A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue; a component of Tyrian purple Full definition →

Latin ruber
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromruber“red”
  2. English todayindirubin

From indigo and Latin ruber (“red”).

Words from the same roots

Latinruber all →

ruberythrinic acidrubificrubrocurcuminxerocomorubin

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