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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The red coloring matter detected by Phipson in Palmella cruenta, a fresh-water alga. It is soluble in water, but insoluble in alcohol, ether, and carbon bisulphid.
- noun A coloring-matter, some-what resembling hematin, found in the spores of Aspergillus niger. Also called
aspergillin .
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