chrysophane

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noun
  1. 1

    (archaic, organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.

  2. 2

    (mineralogy) Synonym of clintonite.

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