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LUTEOLIN

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lu⋅te⋅o⋅lin

[loo-tee-uh-lin]
–noun Chemistry.
a yellow coloring substance, C15H10O6, obtained from the weed Reseda luteola: used in dyeing silk and, formerly, in medicine.

Origin:
1835–45; < NL (Reseda) luteol(a), special use of fem. of L lūteolus yellowish (dim. of lūteus yellow; see luteous ) + -in 2
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Main Entry: lu·te·o·lin
Pronunciation: 'lüt-E-&-"lin, -l&n
Function: noun
: a yellow crystalline pigmentC15H10O6 occurring usually as a glycoside in many plants
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