| euxanthic | <chemistry> Having a yellow colour; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin. <chemistry> Euxanthic acid, a yellow, crystalline, organic acid, extracted from euxanthin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| euxanthin | <chemistry> A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odour, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Synonym: puri, purree, and Indian yellow. Origin: Gr. Well + yellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| euxenite | <chemical> A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals. Origin: Gr. Hospitable. So named because it contains a number of rare elements. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |