alkannin

 [al-kan-in]  

al·kan·nin

   [al-kan-in]
noun Chemistry.
a dark red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, C16H16O5, obtained from the root of the alkanet: used chiefly for coloring fats, oils, and pharmaceuticals.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin alkann(a) < Medieval Latin alchanna (see alkanet) + -in2
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Alkannin is always a great word to know.
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a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms
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