Webster's Dictionary 1913

3700

Chronometry

Chro‐nom″e‐try (?), n. [Cf. F. chronométrie.] The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods or divisions.

3701

Chronopher

Chron″o‐pher (?), n. An instrument signaling the correct time to distant points by electricity.

3702

Chronophotograph

Chron′o‐pho″to‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � time + photograph.] One of a set of photographs of a moving object, taken for the purpose of recording and exhibiting successive phases of th...

3703

Chronoscope

Chron″o‐scope (?), n. [Gr. � time + -scope.] An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived l...

3704

Chrysalid

Chrys″a‐lid (?), a. Pertaining to a chrysalis; resembling a chrysalis.

3705

Chrysalid (2)

Chrys″a‐lid, n.; pl.Chrysalids. See Chrysalis.

3706

Chrysalis

Chrys″a‐lis (?), n.; pl.Chrysalides (#). [L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. �, fr. � gold. Cf. Aurelia.] (Zoöl.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of...

3707

Chrysaniline

Chrys‐an″i‐line (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + E. anilene.] (Chem.) A yellow substance obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline. It dyes silk a fine golden-yellow c...

3708

Chrysanthemum

Chrys‐an″the‐mum (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; χρυσόσ gold + � flower.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garde...

3709

Chrysarobin

Chrys′a‐ro″bin (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yi...

3710

Chrysaurin

Chrys‐au″rin (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + L. aurum gold. So called from its color.] An orange-colored dyestuff, of artificial production.

3711

Chryselephantine

Chrys′el‐e‐phan″tine (?), a. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + � made of ivory, fr. � ivory, elephant.] Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory.☞ The chryselephantine statues of the Greek...

3712

Chrysene

Chry″sene (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold.] (Chem.) One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H...

3713

Chrysoberyl

Chrys″o‐ber′yl (?), n. [L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. �; χρυσόσ gold + � beryl.] (Min.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia an...

3714

Chrysochlore

Chrys″o‐chlore (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + χλωρόσ light green: cf. F. chrysochlore.] (Zoöl.) A South African mole of the genus Chrysochloris; the golden mole, the fur of which re...

3715

Chrysocolla

Chrys″o‐col′la (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. χρυσόκολλα gold solder; χρυσόσ gold + � glue.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.

3716

Chrysogen

Chrys″o‐gen (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + -gen.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.

3717

Chrysography

Chry‐sog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. �; χρυσόσ gold + � to write.] 1. The art of writing in letters of gold.2. A writing executed in letters of gold.

3718

Chrysoïdine

Chrys‐o″ï‐dine (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + -oid + -ine.] (Chem.) An artificial, yellow, crystalline dye, C6H5N2.C6H3(NH2)2. Also, one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoïdi...

3719

Chrysolite

Chrys″o‐lite (?), n. [L. chrysolithos, Gr. �; χρυσόσ gold + � stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.] (Min.) A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. I...

3720

Chrysology

Chry‐sol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + -logy.] That branch of political economy which relates to the production of wealth.

3721

Chrysopa

‖Chrys‐o″pa (?), n. [NL., from Gr. χρυσόσ gold + �, �, eye, face.] (Zoöl.) A genus of neuropterous insects. See Lacewing.

3722

Chrysophane

Chrys″o‐phane (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + � to show.] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomp...

3723

Chrysophanic

Chrys′o‐phan″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane.Chrysophanic acid(Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, ...

3724

Chrysoprase

Chrys″o‐prase (?), n. [OE. crisopace, OF. crisoprace, F. chrysoprase, L. chrysoprasus, fr. Gr. �; χρυσόσ gold + � leek.] (Min.) An apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by ...

3725

Chrysoprasus

‖Chry‐sop″ra‐sus (?), n. See Chrysoprase. Rev. xxi. 20.

3726

Chrysosperm

Chrys″o‐sperm (?), n. [Gr. χρυσόσ gold + � seed.] The seed of gold; a means of creating gold. B. Jonson.