Usually means: Purple dye derived from mollusks.
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  6. murexan: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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▸ noun:  (obsolete, chemistry) A poorly-characterized nitrogenous material formed from several ureids

Similar:
murexane, murexoin, murexide, monureide, monureid, monoureide, muriate, fulminuric acid, ureid, mercuhydrin, more...

Types:
trunculariidae, purpura, hexaplex, bolinus, drupa, murex, more...

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Similar:
murexane, murexoin, murexide, monureide, monureid, monoureide, muriate, fulminuric acid, ureid, mercuhydrin, more...

Types:
trunculariidae, purpura, hexaplex, bolinus, drupa, murex, more...



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