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Paeonia + -ine, as the compound is obtained from Paeonia officinalis.
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Today it means: An artificial red nitrogenous dyestuff. Full definition →
Paeonia + -ine, as the compound is obtained from Paeonia officinalis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.