orcin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Or"cin noun

Etymology

Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.

Definitions

1. (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 of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.