purpurin

== English == === Alternative forms === purpurine === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === purpurin (countable and uncountable, plural purpurins) A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain (biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family (historical) A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === purpurin (feminine purpurine, masculine plural purpurins, feminine plural purpurines) purplish === Further reading === “purpurin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012