purpurin

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Noun

purpurin (countable and uncountable, plural purpurins)

  1. A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
  2. (biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family
  3. A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times
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