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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