Logo The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded
Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RUBIAN

Ru "bi *an, n. Etym: [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: One of several color-producing glycosides found in madder root.

 

RUBIANIC

RUBIANIC Ru `bi *an "ic, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: pertaining to, or derived from, rubian; specifically, designating an acid called also ruberythrinic acid. [Obs. ]