English Explanatory Dictionary

xylorcin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.

Word forms

xylorcin

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin English xylorcin From xylo- + orcin.

Synonyms

betaorcin
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