CHRYSAROBIN Chrys`a*ro"bin, n. Etym: [Gr. araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in.] (Chem.)
Defn: A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid.
CHRYSAURIN
Chrys*au"rin, n. Etym: [Gr. aurum gold. So called from its color.]
Defn: An orange-colored dyestuff, of artificial production.
CHRYSELEPHANTINE
Chrys`el*e*phan"tine, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory.
Note: The chryselephantine statues of the Greeks were built up with inferior materials, veneered, as it were, with ivory for the flesh, and gold decorated with color for the hair and garments.
CHRYSENE
Chry"sene, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to napthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12, of strong blue fluorescence, but generally colored yellow by impurities.
CHRYSOBERYL
Chrys"o*ber`yl, n. Etym: [L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. (Min.)