orcein

a variable mixture of chemical compounds isolated from lichens
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orcein

Summary

orcein is a type of mixture of chemical entities[1]. orcein draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_mixture_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #44 of 80).[2]

Key Facts

  • orcein's instance of is recorded as type of mixture of chemical entities[3].
  • orcein's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 1400-62-0[4].
  • orcein's EC number is recorded as 215-750-6[5].
  • orcein's subclass of is recorded as mixture[6].
  • orcein's subclass of is recorded as extract[7].
  • orcein's part of is recorded as cudbear[8].
  • orcein's has use is recorded as food additive[9].
  • orcein's has use is recorded as food coloring[10].
  • orcein's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as C002313[11].
  • orcein's E number is recorded as E182[12].
  • orcein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/090tl6[13].
  • orcein's UNII is recorded as 655WAW52F4[14].
  • orcein's ZVG number is recorded as 109765[15].
  • orcein's ChEBI ID is recorded as 90299[16].
  • orcein's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300386721[17].
  • orcein's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0128034[18].
  • orcein's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • orcein's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • orcein's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/orchil[21].
  • orcein's different from is recorded as Orcein[22].
  • orcein's ECHA Substance Infocard ID is recorded as 100.014.318[23].
  • orcein's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12276xtg[24].
  • orcein's NSC number is recorded as 610930[25].
  • orcein's subject has role is recorded as dye[26].
  • orcein's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0069596[27].

Why It Matters

orcein draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_mixture_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #44 of 80).[2] orcein has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] orcein is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). orcein. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/orcein
MLA “orcein.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/orcein.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_orcein_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{orcein}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/orcein}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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