English Explanatory Dictionary

leucoorcein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.

Word forms

leucoorcein

Etymology

From leuco- + orcein.

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