indigotin

noun

in·di·go·tin in-ˈdi-gə-tən

ˌin-di-ˈgō-tᵊn

: indigo sense 3b

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Etymology

French indigotine, irregular from indigo indigo

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1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of indigotin was in 1838

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indigotin

noun

in·di·go·tin in-ˈdig-ət-ən

ˌin-di-ˈgōt-ᵊn

: indigo sense 1b

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