coccinn.
/ˈkɒksɪn/ Chemistry.
A peculiar nitrogenous principle obtained from the cochineal and other insects.
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1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 881/2 Analogous to the peculiar animal matter of cochineal, coccine.
1863–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 1060 Coccin..resembles gelatin in some of its characters, albumin and fibrin in others.
1882 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Coccin..in combination with chitin and an oil..forms the integument of insects.
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