'Chrysarobin' definitions:
Definition of 'chrysarobin'
From: WordNet
noun
A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: araroba, Goa powder, chrysarobin]
Definition of 'Chrysarobin'
From: GCIDE
- Chrysarobin \Chrys`a*ro"bin\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid. [1913 Webster]