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indigotin

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in⋅dig⋅o⋅tin

  [in-dig-uh-tin, in-di-goht-n]
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–noun
indigo blue (def. 2).
Origin:
1830–40; indigot(ic) + -in 2

indigo blue

 
–noun
1. indigo (def. 4).
2. Also called indigo, indigotin. a dark-blue, water-insoluble, crystalline powder, C16H10N2O2, having a bronzelike luster, the essential coloring principle of which is contained along with other substances in the dye indigo and which can be produced synthetically.
Origin:
1705–15

Related forms:
in⋅di⋅go-blue, adjective
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in·dig·o·tin   (ĭn-dĭg'ə-tĭn, ĭn'dĭ-gō'-)   
n.  A dark blue crystalline compound, C16H10N2O2, the principal coloring matter of indigo.

[indigo + -in.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·di·go·tin
Pronunciation: in-'dig-&t-&n, "in-di-'gOt-&n
Function: noun
: INDIGO 1b
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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