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Webster 1913 Edition


Citrination

Citˊri-na′tion

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Noun.
[See
Citrine
.]
The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher’s stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color.
Thynne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Citrination

CITRINATION

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Noun.
[See Citrine.] The turning to a yellow green color.

Definition 2024


citrination

citrination

English

Noun

citrination (plural citrinations)

  1. (obsolete) The process of taking on a lemon-yellow colour, as the philosopher's stone was supposed to do in alchemy.
    • Francis Thynne
      [] the urine becometh citrine, or of a deep yellowe color: so is it in alchymye: which made Arnolde call this citrination perfect digestion, or the color proving the philosopher's stone brought almoste to the height of perfection.