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- Latin · derived fromrufus“reddish”
- English todayrufiopin
From Latin rufus (“reddish”) + opianic acid.
Words from the same roots
Latinrufus all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rufiopin
Today it means: A yellowish-red crystalline substance related to anthracene and obtained from opianic acid. Full definition →
Latin rufus