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purpurin

noun purpurins · purpurine

countable, uncountable A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
countable, uncountable A protein of the lipocalin family
countable, historical, uncountable A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times

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@misc{purpurin_2026,
  title = {purpurin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purpurin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}