Tyrian purple
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title:
Tyrian purple
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Tyrian purple, also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon, once Phoenicia. It is secreted by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the name Murex. In ancient times, extracting this dye involved tens of thousands of snails and substantial labour, and as a result, the dye was highly valued. The colored compound is 6,6'-dibromoindigo.
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Natural dye extracted from Murex sea snails
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple
date created:
2002-11-23T22:39:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T04:13:32Z
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