indifuscin

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noun

A brown amorphous powder obtained from indican.

OriginLatin fuscus →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounindifuscin (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA brown amorphous powder obtained from indican.

Origin

  1. Latinfuscus“dusky”
  2. Englishindifuscin

From indican + Latin fuscus (“dusky”) + -in.

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APA

indifuscin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indifuscin

MLA

“indifuscin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indifuscin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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