Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors..

Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican..

Indigo :: Indigo (a.) Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo..

Indigoes :: Indigoes (pl. ) of Indig.

Indigofera :: Indigofera (n.) A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil..

Indigogen :: Indigogen (n.) See Indigo white, under Indigo..

Indigogen :: Indigogen (n.) Same as Indican, 2..

Indigometer :: Indigometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric analysis..

Indigometry :: Indigometry (n.) The art or method of determining the coloring power of indigo.

Indigotic :: Indigotic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid..

Indigotin :: Indigotin (n.) See Indigo blue, under Indigo..

Sulphindigotic :: Sulphinate (n.) A salt of a sulphinic acid.

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