ilixanthinn.
/ʌɪlɪkˈsanθɪn/ Chemistry.
A yellow colouring matter (C17H22O11) obtained from the holly.
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1865–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 244 The leaves gathered in January contain scarcely any ilixanthin, while those gathered in August contain a large quantity.
1865–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 244 The ilixanthin crystallises out in straw-yellow microscopic needles.
1865–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 245 Neutral or basic acetate of lead produces in the aqueous solution of ilixanthin a splendid yellow precipitate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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