noun
- plural of orcin, a crystalline phenolic compound obtained from certain lichens
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The chemist extracted several orcins from the lichen samples.
- Orcins are important compounds in the study of natural dyes.
- The laboratory analyzed the orcins for their chemical properties.
- These orcins were derived from different species of lichens.
- The research focused on the synthesis of various orcins.