Indin: alternatives and connections

A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; b…

A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark blue color; -- hence called indigo copper.

Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep…

A red crystalline nitrogenous substance or artificial production, which by reduction passes directly to indigo.

A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums.…

An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the th…

A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.

A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a de…

A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera…

See Indigo white, under Indigo.

See Indigo blue, under Indigo.

A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.

Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.

A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.

A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is…

A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.

Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nit…