garancin Chem.
(ˈgærənsɪn)
Also -ine.
[a. F. garancine, f. garance madder: see -in.]
A dyeing substance obtained from madder.
| 1843 F. Steiner Patent in Ure Dict. Arts (1853) I. 841 Garancine. 1872 Oliver Elem. Bot. ii. 190 Garancine..prepared from Madder by the action of sulphuric acid. |