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chrysophane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chryso-phane
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of clintonite.

Uncountable

Etymology

From chryso- + -phane.

Usage

Derived Forms

chrysophanic chrysophanol

Synonyms

clintonite

Questions

What does chrysophane mean?
A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
Where does chrysophane come from?
From chryso- + -phane.

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