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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a prefix used to distinguish a certain class of cobalt-ammine salts, which possess a characteristic rose-red color.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) signifying
rose-red ; specifically used to designate certain rose-red compounds (calledroseo-cobaltic compounds ) of cobalt with ammonia. Cf.luteo -.
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