(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:46:49

Ru"bi*a*cin (?), n. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] Chem

A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

 

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