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- noun (Chem.) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance which on exposure in the air becomes red; -- called also
betaorcin .
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- noun chemistry, dated A
derivative ofxylene obtained as a whitecrystalline substance that turns red onexposure toair .
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xylo- + orcin
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