purpurogallin means A red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
From Latin purpura (“purple”) -o- + gall + -in.
noun
- A red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks.