purpurine

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English

Noun

purpurine (countable and uncountable, plural purpurines)

  1. (rare) uroerythrin
  2. Alternative spelling of purpurin

Usage notes

  • Purpurine is the name given to uroerythrin by Golding Bird in 1834 but is now rarely used. The name given by Franz Simon in 1840, uroerythrin, is the more common.
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