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(n.) A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Orcin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/orcin.html. 1828.
 
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