χάλκανθον
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Noun[edit]
χάλκανθον • (khálkanthon) n
- A solution of copper sulfate or blue vitriol, used to dye leather.
References[edit]
- “χάλκανθον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press