- citrination
- cit·ri·na·tion
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citrination
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Citrination — Cit ri*na tion, n. [See {Citrine}.] The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher s stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color. Thynne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
citrination — ˌsi.trə̇ˈnāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English citrinacioun, from Medieval Latin citrination , citrinatio, from citrinus + Latin ation , atio ation obsolete : an alchemical operation in which a base metal was made more yellow and therefore… … Useful english dictionary
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
