Etymology

pyroxanthin

P3Y4R1O1X8A1N1T1H4I1N1

Today it means: A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Full definition →

English xanth- ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishxanth-
  7. English todaypyroxanthin

From pyro- + xanth- + -in.

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