betaorcin

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betaorcin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Xylorcin \Xy*lor"cin\, n. [Xylene + orcin.] (Chem.)
     A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline
     substance which on exposure in the air becomes red; -- called
     also betaorcin.
     [1913 Webster]