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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The reddish-purple coloring matter contained in certain bacteria.
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The most recent observations of Molisch seem to show that bacteria possessing bacteriopurpurin exhibit a new type of assimilation -- the assimilation of organic material under the influence of light.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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