rhaponticine

R1H4A1P3O1N1T1I1C3I1N1E1

noun

chrysophanic acid

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounrhaponticine (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistrychrysophanic acid

Origin

  1. Latinrhaponticum“rhubarb”
  2. Englishrhaponticine

From Latin rhaponticum (“rhubarb”). See rhubarb.

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rhaponticine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhaponticine

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Chicago

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