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Chemical solid
Answer for the clue "Chemical solid ", 5 letters:
orcin
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) The organic compound 3,5-dihydroxytoluene, found in many lichens and synthesizable from toluene.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Orcin \Or"cin\, n. [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2 , which is obtained from certain lichens ( Roccella , Lecanora , etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives ...
Usage examples of orcin.
In true litmus, the coloring matter results from the action of air and ammonia on orcin during the preparation of litmus from the lichens from which it is made.