GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Euxanthin (?), n. [Gr. εὖ well + > yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow.
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Purree (?), n. [Hind. peori yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow coloring matter. See Euxanthin.
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