papyrine

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Definition of papyrine

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (obsolete)Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
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adj

  1. (obsolete)Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
  2. (obsolete)Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.

noun

  1. (historical, uncountable)A kind of parchment made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

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Etymology

From Latin papȳrīnus, from papȳrus + -īnus (suffix forming relational adjectives), equivalent to papyrus + -ine. Cf. Ancient Greek πᾰπῡ́ρῐνος (păpū́rĭnos).

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