Fuscin

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  • n. A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A brown, nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A brownish matter obtained from empyreumatic animal oil. It is insoluble in water, but may be dissolved by alcohol.
  • n. A black pigment found in the choroid and the epithelial layer of the retina, adjoining the choroid of the eye.
    • Word Usage
    "I identified the frightful ingredients masking the mixtures of tannin and powdered carbon with which the fish was embalmed; and I penetrated the disguise of the marinated meats, painted with sauces the colour of sewage; and I diagnosed the wine as being coloured with fuscin, perfumed with furfurol, and enforced with molasses and plaster."
     
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