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Webster 1913 Edition

Turacin

Tu′ra-cin

,

Noun.

(Physiol.)

(Chem.)

A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of several species of

turacou

; whence the name. It contains nearly six per cent of copper.

Definition 2024

turacin

turacin

English

Noun

turacin ‎(countable and uncountable, plural turacins)

(organic chemistry) A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of several species of turacou.
Turacin is nearly 6% copper.