xylorcin en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin English xylorcin From xylo- + orcin.
Meanings
- (dated, uncountable) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.