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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHELIDON

n.A brown fly with silvery wings.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHELIDON

Chel "i *don, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The hollow at the flexure of the arm.

 

CHELIDONIC

Chel `i *don "ic, a. Etym: [See Celandine. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. Cheidonic acid, a weak acid extracted fron the celandine (Chelidonium majus ), as a white crystalline substance.

 

CHELIDONIUS

Chel `i *do "ni *us, n. Etym: [L. (sc. lapillus.)]

 

Defn: A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. -- anciently worn as a medicinal charm.

 

Duden Dictionary

Chelidonin

Che li do nin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Chelidon i n |das Chelidonin; Genitiv: des Chelidonins griechisch-neulateinisch Alkaloid aus dem Schöllkraut von beruhigender Wirkung