Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or derived, from chrysophan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane.
- adjective (Chem.) a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also
rhein ,rheic acid ,rhubarbarin , etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling
chrysophane .
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Examples
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When well mixed add one teaspoonful of chrysophanic acid.
Kangaroo 2004
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HILLIS, W.E. (1955) The isolation of chrysophanic acid and physcion from Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
Chapter 5 1953
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The activity of this plant in herpes is due to the chrysophanic acid contained in it.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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It is analogous to quinon and resembles in many particulars chrysophanic and frangulic acids.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Manifestations of cushing's syndrome, hyperglycemia, and celexa or citalopram and contraindication can afebrile tamper mangosteen in some insults by historic schoolchildren of chrysophanic stresses while on therapy.
Wii-volution 2009
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_ chrysophanic [or parietinic] acid in _Parmelia parietina_, and vulpinic acid in _Evernia vulpina_.
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