Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Producing a yellow color; xanthic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See Xanthic acid, under
xanthic .
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- adjective Producing a
yellow colour - adjective organic chemistry
xanthic
Etymologies
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From xantho- + -genic
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The sulphur present in the form of dithiocarbonates, including the typical cellulose xanthogenic acid, is approximately isolated and determined as CS_ {2} by adding a zinc salt in excess, and distilling off the carbon disulphide from a water bath.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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