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Definition of primulin in English:
primulin
noun
Chemistryrare
A plant pigment usually isolated as a violet or brown chloride.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Thomson (1810–1864), medical officer of health. From German Primulin from scientific Latin Primula, genus name + German -in, so called because it was first obtained from the roots of the cowslip, Primula veris.
