Etymology

xerocomorubin

X8E1R1O1C3O1M3O1R1U1B3I1N1

Today it means: A pigment found in Boletales fungi; the oxidized form of isoxerocomic acid. Full definition →

Latin ruber
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  1. Latin · derived fromruber“red”
  2. English todayxerocomorubin

From the genus name Xerocomus, Latin ruber (“red”), + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinruber all →

indirubinruberythrinic acidrubificrubrocurcumin

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