rubiretin

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noun

One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

OriginLatin rubeus ← Ancient Greek ῥητίνη →
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Meanings

nounrubiretin (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryOne of the red dye products extracted from madder root, probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥητίνη“resin”
  2. Latinrubeus“red”
  3. Englishrubiretin

From Latin rubeus (“red”) + Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”).

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