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croceine

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cro⋅ce⋅in

[kroh-see-in]
–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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