indigotin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of indigotin
First recorded in 1830–40; indigot(ic) + -in 2
Example Sentences
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The stamps are usually covered with a black ink made of sulphate of iron, and this is fixed by myrobalans; the Nīlgars usually dye a plain blue with indigotin.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The colouring principle of indigo is a body named indigotin, to which the formula C16H16N2O2 has been given.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech
To neutralise this purple effect, a small quantity of a yellow dyestuff and a trifle of indigotin are added.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Albert Shonk
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