Crocin — Cro cin (kr? s?n), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Chem.) (a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of {Gardenia grandiflora}. Watts. (b) A red powder (called also {polychroite}), which is made from the saffron ({Crocus sativus}). See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crocin — u. Crocetin (Chem.), s.u. Polychroit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Crocin — Crocīn oder Polychroit, Farbstoff des Safrans, zerfällt beim Kochen mit Säuren in Zucker und Crocetin; dient zum Gelbfärben … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Crocin — [zu griechisch krókeos »safrangelb«] das, s, der gelbe Hauptfarbstoff des Safrans; besteht aus dem an beiden Carboxylgruppen mit Gentiobiose veresterten Crocetin. … Universal-Lexikon
Crocin — This article is about a naturally occurring compound. For the Indian brand of painkiller of same name, see paracetamol. Chemical structure of crocin. Crocin is a natural carotenoid chemical compound that is found in the flowers crocus and… … Wikipedia
Crocin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Crocin Summenformel C … Deutsch Wikipedia
crocin — ˈkrōsən, sə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary croc (from Latin crocus saffron) + in; probably originally formed in German more at crocus : a yellow glycoside C44H64 … Useful english dictionary
crocin — Polychroite Pol y*chro*ite, n. [Poly + Gr. ? color: cf. F. polychro[ i]te.] (Chem.) The coloring matter of saffron; formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; called also {crocin}, and {safranin}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crocin — noun A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia … Wiktionary
Crocin — Cro|cin [kro tsi:n] das; s <zu gr. krókeos »safrangelb« u. ↑...in> gelber Hauptfarbstoff des Safrans … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
