citrinationn.

Brit.

/sɪtrᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɪtrəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English citrinacion, late Middle English citrinacioun, late Middle English cytrinacion (in a late copy), 1500s citrinatione, 1500s–1700s 1900s– citrination.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin citrination-, citrinatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin citrination-, citrinatio (from 13th cent. in British sources) < citrinat- , past participial stem of citrinare to turn yellow (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources; < citrinus citrine adj.) + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹.

Alchemy. Now historical.

The turning of a substance (esp. silver) yellow in colour, supposed to indicate a stage of greater perfection or transformation (into gold).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical processes > [noun] > to make yellow

citrinationc1405

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 816 Of oure siluer citrinacio [u] n.

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1061 In malgams, in blaunchers, in citrinacions.

1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 38 ‘Citrinatione’, perfecte digestione, or the coolor provinge the philosophers stoone broughte almoste to the heigh[t]e of his perfectione.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xli. 63 By Heterogeneous and Sophisticall citrinations.

1707 W. Salmon Medicina Practica (ed. 2) xlvi. 389/2 Of the Citrination of Luna, or tinging its Body yellow.

1944 Stud. Philol. 41 385 Citrination is the projection upon silver of the Ruby or Citron Elixir, which transmutes to gold.

2003 S. J. Linden Alchemy Reader ix. 64 (note) ‘Luna's metal’ is silver; following this ‘whitening’ stage (albedo) is the citrination or yellowing stage, leading to production of gold.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	citrination
释义	citrinationn. Brit. /sɪtrᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɪtrəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English citrinacion, late Middle English citrinacioun, late Middle English cytrinacion (in a late copy), 1500s citrinatione, 1500s–1700s 1900s– citrination. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin citrination-, citrinatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin citrination-, citrinatio (from 13th cent. in British sources) < citrinat- , past participial stem of citrinare to turn yellow (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources; < citrinus citrine adj.) + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Alchemy. Now historical. The turning of a substance (esp. silver) yellow in colour, supposed to indicate a stage of greater perfection or transformation (into gold). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical processes > [noun] > to make yellow citrinationc1405 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 816 Of oure siluer citrinacio [u] n. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1061 In malgams, in blaunchers, in citrinacions. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 38 ‘Citrinatione’, perfecte digestione, or the coolor provinge the philosophers stoone broughte almoste to the heigh[t]e of his perfectione. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xli. 63 By Heterogeneous and Sophisticall citrinations. 1707 W. Salmon Medicina Practica (ed. 2) xlvi. 389/2 Of the Citrination of Luna, or tinging its Body yellow. 1944 Stud. Philol. 41 385 Citrination is the projection upon silver of the Ruby or Citron Elixir, which transmutes to gold. 2003 S. J. Linden Alchemy Reader ix. 64 (note) ‘Luna's metal’ is silver; following this ‘whitening’ stage (albedo) is the citrination or yellowing stage, leading to production of gold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1405
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