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Corallin
Cor′al-lin
,Noun.
[So named in allusion to the color of red corallin, fr. L.
corallum
coral.] (Chem.)
A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See
Aurin
, and Rosolic acid
under Rosolic
. Red corallin
, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; – called also
– pæonin
. Yellow corallin
. See
Aurin
.