'chrysphanic acid' definitions:

Definition of 'chrysphanic acid'

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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]