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indigoid definition

in·di·goid (in′di go̵id′)

adjective

of a class of dyes that produce a color resembling indigo and contain the chromophoric group C:OC:CC:O

Etymology: indig(o) + -oid

noun

a dye of this class

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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