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citrination

citrination noun: the transformation involving the adoption of a lemon yellow hue, characteristic of the philosopher’s stone as described in alchemical tradition.

Noun

citrination (plural citrinations)

  1. (obsolete) The transformation involving the adoption of a lemon yellow hue, characteristic of the philosopher’s stone as described in alchemical tradition.
    • […] the urine becometh citrine, or of a deep yellowe color: so is it in alchymye: which made Arnolde call this citrinatione or perfect digestion, or the color proving the philosopher's stone brought almoste to the height of perfection.1598, Francis Thynne, Animadversions […]

Forms of citrination

pluralcitrinations

Origin of citrination

From citrine + -ation.

Questions about citrination

What does citrination mean?
Citrination means the transformation involving the adoption of a lemon yellow hue, characteristic of the philosopher’s stone as described in alchemical tradition.
What part of speech is citrination?
Citrination is a noun.
What is the plural of citrination?
The plural of citrination is citrinations.

Words near citrination in the dictionary

  1. citricum
  2. citriform
  3. citril
  4. citrils
  5. citrin
  6. citrination
  7. citrinations
  8. citrine
  9. citrine ointment
  10. citrine ointments
  11. citrine wagtail

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