Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Rhodizonic

Rhodizonic , adjective

[Greek {not transcribed} to be rose-red.]

(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline substance (called rhodizonic acid, and carboxylic acid) obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones. It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.