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单词 orellin
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orellinn.

Brit. /ɒˈrɛlɪn/, /əˈrɛlɪn/, U.S. /ɔˈrɛl(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin orellana , -in suffix1.
Etymology: < orell- (in scientific Latin orellana, specific epithet of the plant ( Bixa orellana) from which anatto is obtained) + -in suffix1.River of Orellana was a name given to the Amazon river in early books and maps, after the name of Francisco de Orellana (1511–46), Spanish explorer, who was the first to navigate and explore the river fully in the 1540s. Orellana was also occasionally used as the name of the colouring matter that could be obtained from anatto. Compare:1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. 218 For with the scarlet Grains abovesaid, they [sc. the Indians] paint and adorn themselves. The Tincture also which they extract from them, called Orellana, they sell to the Portuges.
Chemistry. rare.
A yellow carotenoid pigment contained in annatto which is an oxidized form of bixin.
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1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 517 Annatto.—This colouring matter..appears to contain an orange-red colouring substance, called bixin, and a yellow termed orellin.
1879 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 600 According to Kerndt, bixin is C16H26O2, and when exposed to the air..is partly converted into orellin.
1932 Science 15 Jan. 85/2 When an alcoholic solution of this resinous material containing orellin is fed to rats on a vitamin A-free diet,..their rate of growth corresponds to that recommended by Sherman in his quantitative estimation of this vitamin.
1957 U.S. Patent 2,815,287 1 The natural coloring matter [of annatto] consists of at least two pigments, bixin and a minor proportion of orellin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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