Haematoxylin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haematoxylin \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lin\ (-t[o^]ks"[i^]*l[i^]n), n.
     [See {H[ae]matoxylon}.] (Chem.)
     The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow
     crystalline substance, {C16H14O6}, with a sweetish taste.
     Formerly called also {hematin}.
     [1913 Webster]