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ˈdraconin, -ine Chem. [f. L. draco dragon.] The colouring matter in dragon's blood, at first supposed to be alkaline, and named accordingly.
1837Penny Cycl. IX. 118/1 Herberger..calls this colouring matter draconin, and he considers it to possess rather sub-acid properties than such as denote alkalinity. 1863–72Watts Dict. Chem. II. 345 Melandri regarded the resin..as an alkaloid, and designated it as draconine, dracenine, or dracine. |