chrysarobin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
    Goa powder; araroba.

WordNet

Chrys`a*ro"bin noun
Etymology
Gr. gold + araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid.

Webster 1913