purpurin

[ pur-pyoo-rin ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a reddish, crystalline, anthraquinone dye, C 1 4 H 5 O 2 (OH) 3 , isomeric with flavopurpurin.

purpurin

/ ˈpɜːpjʊrɪn /

noun

1. a red crystalline compound used as a stain for biological specimens; 1,2,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone. Formula: C 14 H 5 O 2 (OH) 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of purpurin¹

1830–40; < Latin purpur ( a ) purple + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of purpurin¹

C19: from Latin purpura purple + -in

Example Sentences

Madder contains two closely allied colouring matters, namely, alizarin and purpurin.

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Red.—Alizarin, anthrapurpurin, flavopurpurin, purpurin, alizarin Bordeaux, alizarin garnet R, alizarin maroon, alizarin S, cloth red, diamine fast red, anthracene red, chrome red, chrome Bordeaux, salicine red, erio chrome red, emin red, milling red.

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Purpurin is a glucoside of 1,2,4, trioxyanthraquinone.

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These chemists isolated two compounds which they named alizarin and purpurin.

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The purpurin, discovered among the colouring-matters of madder in 1826, is a trihydroxy-anthraquinone; it can be prepared by the oxidation of alizarin, as shown by De Lalande in 1874.

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