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orcin - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'orcin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orcin [ n.]
- A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.