purpurin

English

Alternative forms

• purpurine

Noun

purpurin (countable and uncountable, plural purpurins)

1. A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
2. (biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family
3. (historical) A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times

French

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Adjective

purpurin (feminine purpurine, masculine plural purpurins, feminine plural purpurines)

1. purplish

Further reading

• “purpurin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.