corallin [
'kɔrəlin]
[化] 玫红酸; 软发菌色素
[医] 珊瑚精; 玫红酸
Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of
red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.)
A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of
rosolic acid. See {Aurin}, and {Rosolic acid} under
{Rosolic}.
{Red corallin}, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating
aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also
{p[ae]onin}.
{Yellow corallin}. See {Aurin}.
Rosolic \Ro*sol"ic\, a. [Rose + carbolic.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called
rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It
is produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a
dark red amorphous mass, {C20H16O3}, which forms weak salts
with bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also {methyl
aurin}, and, formerly, {corallin}.