xerocomorubin

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noun

A pigment found in Boletales fungi; the oxidized form of isoxerocomic acid.

OriginLatin ruber →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounxerocomorubin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pigment found in Boletales fungi; the oxidized form of isoxerocomic acid.

Origin

  1. Latinruber“red”
  2. Englishxerocomorubin

From the genus name Xerocomus, Latin ruber (“red”), + -in.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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