tropaeolin

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[troh-pee-uh-lin]

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noun

Chemistry.

any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.

tropaeolin

/ �ٰ�əʊˈ�辱ːə��ɪ�� /

noun

any of certain yellow and orange azo dyes of complex structure

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tropaeolin¹

1875–80; < New Latin Tropaeol ( um ) nasturtium, genus of plants yielding the dyes (equivalent to Latin tropae ( um ) trophy + -olum, neuter of -olus -ole ¹ ) + -in ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tropaeolin¹

C19: see _tropaeolum , _-in

trop tropaeolum

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