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Euxanthin
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.