papyrine

English

Alternative forms

  • papyrin

Etymology 1

From Latin papȳrīnus, from papȳrus + -īnus (suffix forming relational adjectives), equivalent to papyrus +‎ -ine. Cf. Ancient Greek πᾰπῡ́ρῐνος (păpū́rĭnos).

Adjective

papyrine (comparative more papyrine, superlative most papyrine)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.

Etymology 2

From French papyrine, from Latin papȳrus + French -ine.

Noun

papyrine (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly historical) A kind of parchment made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

References

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