tropeolin

Variant of tropaeolin

tropaeolin definition

tro·paeo·lin or tropaeoline tro·pae′o·line (trō pē′ə lin)

noun

any of a group of orange or orange-yellow azo dyes
also sp. tropeolin tro·pe′o·lin or tropeoline tro·pe′o·line

Etymology: < tropaeolum + -in(e): from resembling the hues of the flowers

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