Citrination

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Citrination \Cit`ri*na"tion\, n. [See {Citrine}.]
     The process by which anything becomes of the color of a
     lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the
     philosopher's stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow
     color. --Thynne.
     [1913 Webster]