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Meaning of EUXANTHIN

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Eux*an"thin\, n. [Gr. ? 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}.

 

 

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