citrination
noun
cit·ri·na·tion
ˌsi‧trə̇ˈnāshən
plural -s
obsolete
: an alchemical operation in which a base metal was made more yellow and therefore thought to have been brought nearer to gold
Word History
Etymology
Middle English citrinacioun, from Medieval Latin citrination-, citrinatio, from citrinus + Latin -ation-, -atio -ation
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- symbologically
- symbologies
- symbologist
- symbologists
- symbology
- symbololatries
- symbololatryes
- symbololatrys
- symbolophobia
- symbols
- symbranch
- Symbranchia
- symbranchiate
- Symbranchidae
- Symbranchii
- symbranchoid
- Symington
- symmetallic
- symmetallism
- symmetallisms
- symmetrians
- symmetric
- symmetric group
- symmetric matrix
- symmetrical