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tropaeolin
noun,
often capitalized
tro·pae·o·lin
\trōˈpēələ̇n\
variants: or
tropeolin
\trōˈpēələ̇n\Definition of tropaeolin
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: any of several orange or orange-yellow azo dyes some of which (as methyl orange) are used as acid-base indicators or as biological stains
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Origin and Etymology of tropaeolin
International Scientific Vocabulary tropaeol- (from New Latin Tropaeolum) + -in
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