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alkanet: Meaning and Definition of

al•ka•net

Pronunciation: (al'ku-net"), [key]
— n.
  1. a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
  2. the root of this plant, yielding a red dye.
  3. the dye itself.
  4. any of several similar hairy plants, as the bugloss, Anchusa officinalis, or a puccoon of the genus Lithospermum.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
alkane series alkanethiol
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