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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

ἴς

ἰνός

, muscle +

καρπόσ

fruit.]

(Chem.)

A red, gummy, coloring matter, extracted from the colorless juice of the Otaheite chestnut (

Inocarpus edulis

inocarpin ‎(uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A gummy red pigment extracted from the clear juice of the Otaheite chestnut (Inocarpus edulis).