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Definition of Turacin
1. n. 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 of Turacin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of several species of turacou. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turacin
1. a soluble red pigment [n -S]
Medical Definition of Turacin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Turacin
Literary usage of Turacin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body: Including an by Arthur Gamgee (1880)
"turacin. In various species of birds belonging to the family Musophagidae and
which, from the nature of their food, are designated Plaintain- eaters, ..."
2. A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body: Including an by Arthur Gamgee (1880)
"turacin. In various species of birds belonging to the family Musophagidae and
which, from the nature of their food, are designated Plaintain- eaters ..."
3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1893)
"In all the birds in which turacin occurs this pigment is strictly confined to ihe
... Where it occurs, turacin is homogeneously distributed in the barbs, ..."
4. A Text-book of Chemical Physiology and Pathology by William Dobinson Halliburton (1891)
"turacin This is the only one of the many pigments in birds' plumage that has been
satisfactorily examined. ..."
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