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AAL , also known as A'L, AcH, or Alm, the Hindustani names for the Morinda tinctoria and Morinda citrifolia, See also:

PLANTS

plants extensively cultivated in See also:

India on See also:

account of the reddish dye-stuff which their roots contain . The name is also applied to the dye, but the See also:

COMMON

common See also:

trade name is Suranji . Its properties are due to the presence of a See also:

GLUCOSIDE

glucoside known as Morindin, which is compounded from See also:

GLUCOSE (from Gr. - twais, sweet)

glucose and probably a trioxy-methyl-See also:

ANTHRAQUINONE, C14H802

anthraquinone .

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