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Definition of indigo
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Indigo
(n.) A blue
dyestuff
obtained
from
several
plants
belonging
to very
different
genera
and
orders;
as, the woad,
Isatis
tinctoria,
Indigofera
tinctoria,
I. Anil,
Nereum
tinctorium,
etc. It is a dark blue
earthy
substance,
tasteless
and
odorless,
with a
copper-violet
luster
when
rubbed.
Indigo
does not exist in the
plants
as such, but is
obtained
by
decomposition
of the
glycoside
indican..
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Indium
::
Indium
(n.) A rare
metallic
element,
discovered
in
certain
ores of zinc, by means of its
characteristic
spectrum
of two
indigo
blue
lines;
hence,
its name. In
appearance
it
resembles
zinc, being white or lead gray, soft,
malleable
and
easily
fusible,
but in its
chemical
relation
it
resembles
aluminium
or
gallium.
Symbol
In.
Atomic
weight,
113.4..
Orpiment
::
Orpiment
(n.)
Arsenic
sesquisulphide,
produced
artificially
as an
amorphous
lemonyellow
powder,
and
occurring
naturally
as a
yellow
crystalline
mineral;
--
formerly
called
auripigment.
It is used in
king's
yellow,
in white
Indian
fire, and in
certain
technical
processes,
as
indigo
printing..
Aniline
::
Aniline
(n.) An
organic
base
belonging
to the
phenylamines.
It may be
regarded
as
ammonia
in which one
hydrogen
atom has been
replaced
by the
radical
phenyl.
It is a
colorless,
oily
liquid,
originally
obtained
from
indigo
by
distillation,
but now
largely
manufactured
from coal tar or
nitrobenzene
as a base from which many
brilliant
dyes are
made..
Xylindein
::
Xylindein
(n.) A green or blue
pigment
produced
by
Peziza
in
certain
kinds of
decayed
wood, as the
beech,
oak,
birch,
etc., and
extracted
as an
amorphous
powder
resembling
indigo..
Phenicine
::
Phenicine
(n.) A
purple
powder
precipitated
when a
sulphuric
solution
of
indigo
is
diluted
with
water.
Woad
::
Woad (n.) A blue
dyestuff,
or
coloring
matter,
consisting
of the
powdered
and
fermented
leaves
of the
Isatis
tinctoria.
It is now
superseded
by
indigo,
but is
somewhat
used with
indigo
as a
ferment
in
dyeing..
Urrhodin
::
Urrhodin
(n.)
Indigo
red, a
product
of the
decomposition,
or
oxidation,
of
indican.
It is
sometimes
found in the
sediment
of
pathological
urines.
It is
soluble
in ether or
alcohol,
giving
the
solution
a
beautiful
red
color.
Also
called
indigrubin..
Indolin
::
Indolin
(n.) A dark
resinous
substance,
polymeric
with
indol,
and
obtained
by the
reduction
of
indigo
white..
Indin
::
Indin (n.) A dark red
crystalline
substance,
isomeric
with and
resembling
indigo
blue, and
obtained
from
isatide
and
dioxindol..
Sulphine
::
Sulphindigotic
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
sulphonic
acid
obtained,
as a blue
solution,
by
dissolving
indigo
in
sulphuric
acid; --
formerly
called
also
cerulic
sulphuric
acid, but
properly
called
indigo-disulphonic
acid..
Siderite
::
Siderite
(n.) An
indigo-blue
variety
of
quartz.
Covellite
::
Covellite
(n.) A
native
sulphide
of
copper,
occuring
in
masses
of a dark blue
color;
-- hence
called
indigo
copper..
Isatin
::
Isatin
(n.) An
orange-red
crystalline
substance,
C8H5NO2,
obtained
by the
oxidation
of
indigo
blue. It is also
produced
from
certain
derivatives
of
benzoic
acid, and is one
important
source
of
artificial
indigo..
Amorpha
::
Amorpha
(n.) A genus of
leguminous
shrubs,
having
long
clusters
of
purple
flowers;
false or
bastard
indigo..
Indigometer
::
Indigometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
ascertaining
the
strength
of an
indigo
solution,
as in
volumetric
analysis..
Indol
::
Indol (n.) A
white,
crystalline
substance,
C8H7N,
obtained
from blue
indigo,
and
almost
all
indigo
derivatives,
by a
process
of
reduction.
It is also
formed
from
albuminous
matter,
together
with
skatol,
by
putrefaction,
and by
fusion
with
caustic
potash,
and is
present
in human
excrement,
as well as in the
intestinal
canal of some
herbivora..
Indigoes
::
Indigoes
(pl. ) of
Indig.
Indigotic
::
Indigotic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
derived
from,
indigo;
as,
indigotic
acid, which is also
called
anilic
or
nitrosalicylic
acid..
Indigo
::
Indigo
(a.)
Having
the color of,
pertaining
to, or
derived
from,
indigo..
Anil
::
Anil (n.) A West
Indian
plant
(Indigofera
anil),
one of the
original
sources
of
indigo;
also, the
indigo
dye..
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