coerulein
noun
coe·ru·le·in
variants or less commonly cerulein
sə̇ˈrülēə̇n
plural -s
often capitalized
: a xanthene dye C20H10O6 that is obtained by heating gallein with concentrated sulfuric acid and that dyes mordanted cotton, silk, and wool green
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary coerul-, cerul- (from Latin coeruleus, caeruleus cerulean) + -in
- captivatingly
- captivation
- captivations
- captivator
- captivators
- captive
- captive audience
- captive bolt
- captiver
- captives
- captivest
- captivities
- captivity
- captopril
- captoprils
- captor
- captorhinomorph
- Captorhinomorpha
- captors
- captress
- capturable
- capture
- capture lightning in a bottle
- capture one's heart
- capture someone's imagination