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(n.) A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, /, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Orcein'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/orcein.html. 1828.
 
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