Etymology

citrinitas

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Today it means: A "yellowing" process, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus. Full definition →

Latin citrīnitās
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcitrīnitās“yellowness”
  2. English todaycitrinitas

Learned borrowing from Latin citrīnitās (“yellowness”).

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