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Webster 1913 Edition
Phenicine
Phen′i-cine
,Noun.
[Gr.
φοῖνιξ
purple red: cf. F. phénicine
.] (Chem.)
(a)
A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water.
(b)
A coloring matter produced by the action of a mixture of strong nitric and sulphuric acids on phenylic alcohol.
Watts.