citrine

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cit=rine

CIDE DICTIONARY

citrine, a. [F. citrin. See Citron.].

 Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow.  [1913 Webster]

Citrine ointment (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the unguentum hydrargyri nitratis.

citrine, n. 

 A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

citrine, adj. & n.
--adj. lemon-coloured.
--n. a transparent yellow variety of quartz. Also called false topaz.

Etymology

ME f. OF citrin (as CITRUS)

ROGET THESAURUS

citrine

Yellowness

N yellowness, yellow, or, gamboge, cadmium-yellow, chrome-yellow, Indian-yellow king's-yellow, lemonyellow, orpiment, yellow ocher, Claude tint, aureolin, xanthein, xanthin, zaofulvin, crocus, saffron, topaz, xanthite, yolk, jaundice, London fog, yellowness, icterus, xantho- cyanopia, xanthopsia, yellow, aureate, golden, flavous, citrine, fallow, fulvous, fulvid, sallow, luteous, tawny, creamy, sandy, xanthic, xanthous, jaundiced, auricomous, gold-colored, citron-colored, saffron-colored, lemon-colored, lemon yellow, sulphur-colored, amber-colored, straw-colored, primrose- colored, creamcolored, xanthocarpous, xanthochroid, xanthopous, yellow as a quince, yellow as a guinea, yellow as a crow's foot, warm, advancing.