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Definition of Annatto
1. Noun. A tropical American evergreen shrub, ''Bixa orellana''; the lipstick tree. ¹
2. Noun. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking. ¹
3. Noun. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Annatto
1. a yellowish-red dye [n -TOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Annatto
Literary usage of Annatto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1856)
"There were two varieties of annatto imported, but of each of these there were many
... This annatto, before it passed into retail commerce,was submitted to ..."
2. Foods: Their Composition and Analysis: A Manual for the Use of Analytical by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1896)
"annatto. § 310. annatto is a colouring-matter obtained from the seeds of the Bixa
orellana, ... When annatto is examined bv the microscope, the outer red ..."
3. Foods: Their Composition and Analysis by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1903)
"When annatto is examined by the microscope, the outer red portion presents an
... In commercial unadulterated annatto, but little structure is met with. ..."
4. Workshop Receipts by Ernest Spon (1906)
"Bottom with the annatto, 212° F. ; winch 15 or 20 minutes, and it should be a
full orange ... Bottom with the annatto, and top with the bark and muriate of ..."
5. Adulterations Detected; Or, Plain Instructions for the Discovery of Frauds by Arthur Hill Hassall (1857)
"THE next article which falls under our consideration is annatto; this, ...
annatto is the colouring matter obtained from the seeds of a plant named Bita ..."
6. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"annatto is only partially soluble in water, but more completely in alcohol. ...
Concentrated sulphuric acid dissolves annatto with a deep blue colour, ..."
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