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puri |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Puri \Pur"i\, n. (Chem.) See {Euxanthin}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Euxanthin \Eux*an"thin\, n. [Gr. ? well + ? yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also {puri}, {purree}, and {Indian yellow}.
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