Definition of Anchusin

1. n. A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.

Definition of Anchusin

1. Noun. (organic compound) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anchusin

1. a red dye [n -S]

Medical Definition of Anchusin

1. A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root. Origin: L. Anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anchusin

anchovettas
anchovies
anchovy dressing
anchovy paste
anchovy pear
anchovy pear tree
anchovy pears
anchovy pizza
anchovy sauce
anchovy toast
anchovylike
anchusa
anchusas
anchusin (current term)
anchusins
anchylose
anchylosed
anchyloses
anchylosing
anchylosis
anchylostomiasis
anchylotic
ancien regime
anciency
anciens régimes
ancient
ancient Greeks
ancient astronaut

Literary usage of Anchusin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jahres-bericht über die Fortschritte der Chemie und Mineralogie by Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademien (1849)
"... Bleioxyd gibt darin einen graublauen Niederschlag, welcher sich ziemlich in Alkohol auflöst. Bolley und Wydler schlagen vor, diesen Farbstoff anchusin ..."

2. Chemie der organischen Verbindungen by Carl Löwig (1846)
"Sehr leicht löst sich das anchusin in Aether, Terpentinöl und fetten Oelen, ... 2) Wird das anchusin vorsichtig erhitzt, so sublimirt ein Theil unverändert ..."

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