Etymology

chrysoidine

C3H4R1Y4S1O1I1D2I1N1E1

Today it means: A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρυσός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρυσός“gold”
  2. English todaychrysoidine

Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + -oid + -ine.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρυσός all →

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