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roccella

/rɒˈtʃɛl.ə/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa una fuente del tinte orceína y del tornasol, generalmente una especie de liquen.

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noun

formalcommon/rɒˈtʃɛl.ə/

A noun referring to a source of the dye archil and of litmus, typically a type of lichen.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una fuente del tinte orceína y del tornasol, generalmente una especie de liquen.
  1. A source of dyes C2 formal scientific

    A type of lichen, especially from the genus Roccella, used historically to produce the purple dye archil and the pH indicator litmus.

    • Roccella lichens were once a primary source of the purple dye archil.
    • Litmus, derived from Roccella, is used in chemistry labs to test acidity.
    • The ancient traders valued Roccella for its dye-producing properties.

    🇪🇸Roccella (líquen tintóreo)

    Sinónimos: archilorchil