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isatin definition

isa·tin (ī′sə tin)

noun

a reddish-orange, crystalline compound, CHNO, produced by the oxidation of indigo and used in making dyes

Etymology: < L isatis, variety of herb (< Gr isatis, woad) + -in

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