punicin Chem.
(ˈpjuːnɪsɪn)
[See -in1.]
† 1. [f. L. pūnicum pomegranate.] (See quots.)
| 1855 Garrod Mat. Med. 154 The root-bark [of the Granaceæ] contains..tannin, and a principle called Punicine has also been detected. 1866 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 746 Punicin, an acrid uncrystallisable substance obtained from the bark of the pomegranate tree. |
2. [f. L. pūnicus purple.] The colouring matter obtained from the purple whelk (purple n. 3); the purple of the ancients.
| 1879 Schunck in Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXXV. 595 This colouring matter [formed by insolation from the chromogen of the mollusc]..is not identical with indirubin or any known member of the indigo group, and it being, as I think, a substance sui generis, I propose to call it Punicin. |