See Also: chryso-(dictionary)
hawkshaw(dictionary)

chryso- (iou) and hawkshaw (iou)


chryso- (iou)



chryso- combining form of Greek khrusos gold: see -O-. Before a vowel chrys-.
chrysarobin a mixture of chrysophanic acid and related compounds obtained from a S. American leguminous tree, Andira araroba, used to treat skin ailments L19.
chrysophanic (Chemistry):
chrysophanic acid, a yellow crystalline phenol, C15H12O4, which is a derivative of anthraquinone and occurs in many plants and lichens M19.
chrysopo'etic adjective & noun (rare) (in pl.) [Greek poietikos making] gold-making E18.
chrysotype noun a photographic process employing gold chloride M19.

hawkshaw (iou)



hawkshaw noun. Also Hawkshaw. E20.
[A detective in The Ticket-of-Leave Man, a play by Tom Taylor (1817-80), English dramatist; also in the comic strip Hawkshaw the Detective by Augustus Charles ('Gus') Mager (1878-1956), Amer. cartoonist.]
A detective.