α. 1800s anchusine.
β. 1800s– anchusin.
单词 | anchusin |
释义 | anchusinn.α. 1800s anchusine. β. 1800s– anchusin. Chemistry. Now rare. A red colouring matter obtained from the root of the plant alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria, used as a food colouring and in cosmetics; also called alkannin.Systematic name: 5,8-dihydroxy-2-[1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-enyl]naphthalene-1,4-dione; C16H16O5. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > pigment > [noun] > plant pigments > red anchusic acid1833 carthamic acid1838 anchusin1842 brazilin1863 carthamin1863 rhodoxanthin1914 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1347/1 Anchusine, the colouring principle of alkanet root (Anchusa tinctoria). 1847 P. Bolley & R. Wydler in Chem. Gaz. 15 Nov. 438 As the acid reaction which Pelletier ascribed to this substance is not peculiar to it, the name Anchusic acid must be changed into Alkanet-red or Anchusine. 1910 W. M. Gardner in W. A. Davis & S. S. Sadtler Allen's Comm. Org. Anal. (ed. 4) V. 432 In its tinctorial properties and absorption-spectrum, anchusin resembles quinizarin. 2010 R. H. J. Schlegel Dict. Plant Breeding (ed. 2) 380 Alkanna root contains the red coloring matter anchusin or alkanet-red. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1842 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。