CROCEINS

Noun

croceins

plural of crocein

Anagrams

• conciser, cornices

Source: Wiktionary


CROCEIN

Cro"ce*in (kr"s-n), n. Etym: [See Croceous.] (Chem.)

Definition: A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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