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chrysophane

chrysophane noun: a glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.

Noun

chrysophane (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
  2. Synonym of clintonite.
    Synonyms:
    clintonite

Synonyms of chrysophane

Origin of chrysophane

From chryso- + -phane.

Words formed from chrysophane

Questions about chrysophane

What does chrysophane mean?
Chrysophane means a glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
What part of speech is chrysophane?
Chrysophane is a noun.

Words near chrysophane in the dictionary

  1. chrysopetalid
  2. chrysopetalids
  3. chrysophaentin
  4. chrysophaentins
  5. chrysophan
  6. chrysophane
  7. chrysophanic
  8. chrysophanic acid
  9. chrysophanol
  10. chrysophanols
  11. chrysophenine

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