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crocein

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cro⋅ce⋅in

  [kroh-see-in]
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–noun Chemistry.
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
Also, cro⋅ce⋅ine  [kroh-see-in, -een] .

Origin:
< L croce(us) saffron-colored (see crocus, -eous ) + -in 2
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cro·ce·in   (krō'sē-ĭn)   
n.  Any of various red or orange acid azo dyes.

[Latin croceus, saffron-colored (from crocus, saffron; see crocus) + -in.]
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