Meanings
nountropaeolin (countable and uncountable, plural tropaeolins)
plural tropaeolins · alternative tropeolin · alternative tropæolin
- countableuncountableAny of several orange dyes of very complex composition: tropaeolin O (acid orange 6, chrysoine resorcinol), tropaeolin OO (acid orange 5), or tropaeolin OOO (acid orange 7).
Origin
From translingual Tropaeolum + -in.
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APA
tropaeolin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropaeolin
MLA
“tropaeolin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropaeolin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropaeolin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropaeolin.
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