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Word: Orcinol
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from orcin (in the same sense), from French orcine, from modern Latin orcina, from Dutch orseille, from French orseille ‘orchil’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːsɪnɒl
Definition:
a crystalline compound extracted from certain lichens and used to make dyes.
Short Definition:crystalline compound extracted from certain lichens
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