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chrysogen

chrysogen noun: a yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.

Noun

chrysogen (uncountable)

  1. A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.

Origin of chrysogen

From chryso- + -gen.

Questions about chrysogen

What does chrysogen mean?
Chrysogen means a yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
What part of speech is chrysogen?
Chrysogen is a noun.

Words near chrysogen in the dictionary

  1. chrysocolla
  2. chrysocollas
  3. chrysocracy
  4. chrysocystidium
  5. chrysoeriol
  6. chrysogen
  7. chrysogenin
  8. chrysogine
  9. chrysogorgiid
  10. chrysogorgiids
  11. chrysograph

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