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orcein |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orcein \Or"ce*in\, n. (Chem.) A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, ?, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.
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