erythronium

See also: Erythronium and érythronium

English

Etymology

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”): in the case of the chemical, since most of the salts turned red when heated.

Noun

erythronium (uncountable)

1. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
2. (obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.

Translations

plant of genus Erythronium

• Czech: kandík
• French: érythrone (fr)

vanadium — see vanadium