Helianthin
(Science: chemistry) An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry.
Synonym: methyl orange.
Origin: Prob. Fr. L. Helianthes, or NL. Helianthus, sunflower, in allusion to its colour.
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