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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
cerulein . - noun Same as
azulene . - noun A coal-tar color used in dyeing, prepared by treating gallein with strong sulphuric acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.
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