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erythronium

erythronium noun: a plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.

Noun

erythronium (uncountable)

  1. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
  2. (obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.

Origin of erythronium

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”): in the case of the chemical, since most of the salts turned red when heated.

Questions about erythronium

What does erythronium mean?
Erythronium means a plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
What part of speech is erythronium?
Erythronium is a noun.

Words near erythronium in the dictionary

  1. erythronates
  2. erythroneurine
  3. erythroneurines
  4. erythronic acid
  5. erythronic acids
  6. erythronium
  7. erythronolactone
  8. erythronolide
  9. erythronolides
  10. erythrons
  11. erythroparvovirus

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