Etymograph

English

leucoorcein

From leuco- + orcein.

Formed from leuco- + orcein

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

Proto-Indo-European *lewkós ‘bright’

Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’

Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’

English leuco-

French orcéine

English orcein

Today it means

noun A particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.

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Etymograph / leucoorcein