Inocarpin

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

  Inocarpin \In`o*car"pin\, n. [Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, muscle + karpo`s
     fruit.] (Chem.)
     A red, gummy, coloring matter, extracted from the colorless
     juice of the Otaheite chestnut ({Inocarpus edulis}).
     [1913 Webster]