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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

χλωρόσ

light green + [GREEK] to show: cf. F.

chlorophane

(Min.)

A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light.

(Physiol.)

The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See

Noun.

A variety of fluor spar, from Siberia. When placed on a heated iron, it gives a beautiful emerald green light.