pyroxanthin

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noun

A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

OriginEnglish xanth- ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

nounpyroxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxanthins)

plural pyroxanthins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishxanth-
  7. Englishpyroxanthin

From pyro- + xanth- + -in.

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Chicago

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