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helianthin
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helianthin, n. [Prob. fr. L. helianthes, or NL. helianthus, sunflower, in allusion to its color.].
An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl orange . [1913 Webster]
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