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cud⋅bear

  [kuhd-bair]
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–noun
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, esp. Lecanora tartarea.
Origin:
1760–70; coinage by Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-century Scottish chemist, based on his own name
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cud·bear   (kŭd'bâr')   
n.  A purplish-red dye derived from certain lichens.

[After Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-century Scottish chemist.]
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Main Entry: cud·bear
Pronunciation: 'k&d-"ba(&)r, -"be(&)r
Function: noun
: a reddish coloring matter from lichens that is sometimesconsidered a form of archil and is used in coloring pharmaceutical preparations
Gorádon /'gord-&n,/ Cuthbert, British chemist. Sometime in the 18th centuryGordon first patented the dye now known as cudbear, the name being derived from his first name.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cudbear

violet, red, or bluish dyestuff, considered similar to orchil and used in colouring pharmaceuticals; also any colour obtained from this dye. Cudbear is also the common name for the lichens (Ochrolechia, Roccella, Lecanora) from which the dye is derived

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