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TURACIN
TURACIN
Tu
"
ra
*cin, n. (Physiol.) (
Chem.
)
Defn: A
red
or
crimson
pigment
obtained
from
certain
feathers
of
several
species
of
turacou;
whence
the
name.
It
contains
nearly
six
per
cent
of
copper.