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tropeolin

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tro⋅pe⋅o⋅lin

[troh-pee-uh-lin]
–noun Chemistry.
tropaeolin.

tro⋅pae⋅o⋅lin

[troh-pee-uh-lin]
–noun Chemistry.
any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
Also, tropeolin.


Origin:
1875–80; < NL Tropaeol(um) nasturtium, genus of plants yielding the dyes (equiv. to L tropae(um) trophy + -olum, neut. of -olus -ole 1 ) + -in 2
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