indirubin

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noun

A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue; a component of Tyrian purple

OriginLatin ruber →
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Meanings

nounindirubin (countable and uncountable, plural indirubins)

plural indirubins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue; a component of Tyrian purple

Origin

  1. Latinruber“red”
  2. Englishindirubin

From indigo and Latin ruber (“red”).

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APA

indirubin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indirubin

MLA

“indirubin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indirubin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indirubin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indirubin.

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