chalcanthum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French calcante or Latin chalcanthum.
Noun[edit]
chalcanthum (uncountable)
- (alchemy, obsolete) Copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4).
- Synonyms: calcanthum, chalcanth
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “chalcanthum”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χάλκανθον (khálkanthon).
Noun[edit]
chalcanthum n (genitive chalcanthī); second declension
- copperas (paste in water, for blackening leather)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chalcanthum | chalcantha |
| Genitive | chalcanthī | chalcanthōrum |
| Dative | chalcanthō | chalcanthīs |
| Accusative | chalcanthum | chalcantha |
| Ablative | chalcanthō | chalcanthīs |
| Vocative | chalcanthum | chalcantha |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “chalcanthum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chalcanthum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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