euxanthin

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euxanthin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Euxanthin \Eux*an"thin\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? yellow.] (Chem.)
     A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a
     strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of
     herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a
     magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri,
     purree, and Indian yellow.
     [1913 Webster]