rubiacin

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noun

A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

OriginLatin rubia →
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Meanings

nounrubiacin (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

Origin

  1. Latinrubia“madder”
  2. Englishrubiacin

From Latin rubia (“madder”), from rubeus (“red”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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