chrysoidine

C3H4R1Y4S1O1I1D2I1N1E1

noun

A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounchrysoidine (countable and uncountable, plural chrysoidines)

plural chrysoidines

  1. countableuncountableA yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
  2. countableuncountableAny of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχρυσός“gold”
  2. Englishchrysoidine

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

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Translations

Portuguese crisoidina
  • crisoidinayellow-orange crystalline dye
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APA

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Chicago

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