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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rhein  \Rhe"in\,  n.  (Chem.) 
  Chrysophanic  acid. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Chrysophanic  \Chrys`o*phan"ic\,  a. 
  Pertaining  to  or  derived  from  or  resembling,  chrysophane. 
 
  {Chrysophanic  acid}  (Chem.),  a  yellow  crystalline  substance 
  extracted  from  rhubarb,  yellow  dock,  sienna,  chrysarobin, 
  etc.,  and  shown  to  be  a  derivative  of  an  anthracene.  It  is 
  used  in  the  treatment  of  skin  diseases;  --  called  also 
  {rhein},  {rheic  acid},  {rhubarbarin},  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Rhein 
  n  :  a  major  European  river  carrying  more  traffic  than  any  other 
  river  in  the  world;  flows  into  the  North  Sea  [syn:  {Rhine}, 
  {Rhine  River},  {Rhein}] 




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