| sepia | Origin: L, fr. Gr. The cuttlefish, or squid. 1. <zoology> The common European cuttlefish. A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. 2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown colour; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India. Sepia drawing or picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sepiapterin synthase | <enzyme> Dihydroneopterin is converted to sepiapterin in the presence of one or more enzymes Registry number: EC 1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |