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† citrination Alch. Obs.|sɪtrɪˈneɪʃən|
[ad. med.L. citrinātiōn-em, implying a vb. *citrināre, f. *citrinus citrine.]
The turning of a substance yellow, looked upon as indicating the state of perfection or complete digestion.
c1386Chaucer Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 263 Of oure silver citrinacioun. 1477Norton Ord. Alch. in Ashm. (1652) 39 In Malgams, in Blanchers and Citrinacions. 1599Thynne Animadv. 38 ‘Citrinatione’, perfecte digestione, or the coolor provinge the philosophers stoone broughte almoste to the heigh[t]e of his perfectione. c1645Howell Lett. I. vi. xli, By Heterogeneous and Sophistical Citrinations. |