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Definition of Arnotto
1. n. Same as Annotto.
Definition of Arnotto
1. Noun. (archaic form of annatto) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arnotto
1. a tropical tree [n -TOS]
Medical Definition of Arnotto
1. A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for colouring cheese, butter, etc. Alternative forms: Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta. Origin: Perh. The native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arnotto
Literary usage of Arnotto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Commercial Hand-book of Chemical Analysis; Or, Practical Instructions by Alphonse Normandy (1850)
"See Nitric Acid. AQUILA ALBA.—See Calomel. ARGENTAN.—See German Silver. ARGOL.—See
Bitartrate of Potash. arnotto. ..."
2. Chemistry Applied to Dyeing by James Napier (1853)
"... OR arnotto. This substance, the Roucou of the French dyers, is obtained from
a shrub originally a native of South America, ..."
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