c16h14o6

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c16h14o6 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Haematoxylin \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lin\ (-t[o^]ks"[i^]*l[i^]n), n.
     [See H[ae]matoxylon.] (Chem.)
     The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow
     crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste.
     Formerly called also hematin.
     [1913 Webster]