English Explanatory Dictionary

papyrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
  2. Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
noun
  1. A kind of parchment made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

Word forms

papyrine more papyrine most papyrine papyrin

Etymology

From Latin papȳrīnus, from papȳrus + -īnus (suffix forming relational adjectives), equivalent to papyrus + -ine. Cf. Ancient Greek πᾰπῡ́ρῐνος (păpū́rĭnos).

Synonyms

papery of similar to or related to paper papyraceous or related to papyrus
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