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pyroxanthin

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
Latin pyr
English pyro-
English xanth-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ineclip.
English -in
English pyroxanthin

    From pyro- + xanth- + -in.

    Noun

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    pyroxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxanthins)

    1. (organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
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