Or·cin n. Chem. A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.
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lecanora
n : any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some
used for food