chrys-
pref.(前缀)
pref.(前缀)
- Variant of chryso-
chryso-的变体
chrys-
(before a vowel)
prefix
a variant form of chryso-
chryso- or (before a vowel) chrys-
combining form
indicating gold or the colour of gold
⇒
chryselephantine
⇒
chrysolite
Origin
from Greek khrusos goldchrys-
1
variant of chryso- before a vowel:
chryselephantine.
Related Words
- chrysalis
- chrysanthemum
- chrysarobin
- chryselephantine
- chrysoidine
chrys-
combining form
or chryso-
chrysarobin
combining form
or chryso-
ETYMOLOGY Greek, from chrysos
: gold : yellowchrysarobin
1842 Turner Elem. Chem. 1149With Ammonia, Chrysammic Acid forms a deep purple solution, which deposits dark green crystals. These are not Chrysammate of Ammonia, but probably an Amide.
1864 Pop. Sc. Rev. III. 437A yellow aniline dye called Chrysaniline.
1875 Ure Dict. Arts I. 187Chrysaniline and its salts dye silks and wools a splendid golden-yellow colour.
1887 T. L. Brunton Text-bk. ofPharmacol. (ed. 3) 909Chrysarobin Ointment.
1879 Watts Dict. Chem. VII. 463Chrysean has a very beautiful colour like that of mosaic gold.
c1865 Letheby in Circ. Sc. I. 118/2Among the first are..Chrysene.
1873 Watts Fownes'Chem. 758Chrysene, a solid, resinous, orange-coloured body.
1880 Libr. Univ. Knowl. VI. 75The most powerfully fluorescent bodies known are..chrysogen, chrysene.
chrys-
combining form
or chryso-
Etymology: Greek, from chrysos gold — more at chrysalis
: gold : golden : yellow
< chrysamine >
< chrysophyll >
or chryso-
< chrysamine >
< chrysophyll >
chrys-(before consonants) chryso-
Prefix
- Alternative form of chryso-