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spiˈræin Chem. [f. prec. So F. spiréine.] A yellow crystalline powder obtained from the flowers of meadow-sweet (Spiræa ulmaria).
1868Watts Dict. Chem. s.v. Spiræa, When the dried flowers of meadow-sweet are exhausted with ether, a colouring-matter called spiræin is dissolved out. |