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pur·pu·rin

n 1  :  an orange or red crystalline compound C14H8O5 obtained from madder root along with alizarin or by oxidation of alizarin and used in dyeing  2  also  pur*pu*rine   :  any of various colored compounds obtained from chlorophyll or related compounds by the action of cold alcoholic alkali and oxygen .
 
 

 
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