Etymology

purpurogallin

P3U1R1P3U1R1O1G2A1L1L1I1N1

Today it means: A red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks. Full definition →

Latin purpura
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  1. Latin · derived frompurpura“purple”
  2. English todaypurpurogallin

From Latin purpura (“purple”) -o- + gall + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinpurpura all →

purplepurpurapurpurepurpuraceouspurpuricpurpuritepurpurizepurpurogenouspurpuromycinpurpurous

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