CROCONATE
Cro"con*ate (kr"kn-t), n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt formed by the union of croconic acid with a base.
CROCONIC
Cro*con"ic (kr-kn"k), a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron; as, croconic acid.
2. Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.
Croconic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, C5O3(OH)2, obtained from potassium carboxide, rhodizonic acid, and various phenol and quinone derivatives of benzene, and forming yellow or orange colored salts.
CROCOSE
Cro"cose (kr"ks), n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline sugar, metameric with glucose, obtained from the coloring matter of saffron. [Written also crokose.]
CROCUS
Cro"cus (kr"ks), n. Etym: [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kark, Ar. kurkum,
Skr. ku.]
1. (Bot.)