purpureo-

combining form

: of a purple or purple-red color

—in names of purple or purple-red coordination complexes (as of cobalt or chromium) containing five molecules of ammonia

purpureo-cobaltic chloride [CoCl(NH₃)₅]Cl₂

Word History

Etymology

Latin purpureus purple

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