Etymology

orsellic acid

Today it means: An acid found in certain lichens, such as orchil. Full definition →

French orseille
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The story

  1. French · derived fromorseille“archil”
  2. English todayorsellic acid

From French orseille (“archil”). See archil.

Words from the same roots

Frenchorseille all →

orcin

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