anchusin in British English
(æŋˈkjuːsɪn)
noun
another name for alkanet (sense 2)
anchusin in American English
(ænˈkjusɪn; ænˈkjuzɪn; æŋˈkjuzɪn)
noun
alkanet (sense 1) alkanet (sense 1c)
anchusin in American English
(æŋˈkjuːsɪn)
noun
a red coloring matter obtained from the root of the alkanet Alkanna tinctoria
Word origin
[1860–65; ‹ NL Anchus(a) anchusa + -in2]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: calibrate, institutionalism, jumping jack, prep, trade name-in is a noun suffix used in a special manner in chemical and mineralogical nomenclature(glycerin; acetin, etc.). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances havingthe termination -ine rather than -in (aconitine; aniline, etc.), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids(albumin; palmitin, etc.), but this distinction is not always observedImage ofanchusin
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