XANTHIC
Etymology
Adjective
xanthic (not comparable)
Of a yellowish colour.
Source: Wiktionary
Xan"thic, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.]
1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green
being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange,
etc.
2. (Chem.)
(a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic
acid.
(b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic.
(c) Of or pertaining to xanthin.
Xanthic acid (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil,
C2H5O.CS.SH, having a pungent odor. It is produced by leading carbon
disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide. So
called from the yellow color of many of its salts. Called also
xanthogenic acid. -- Xanthic colors (Bot.), those colors (of flowers)
having some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to cyanic colors. See under
Cyanic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition