ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Papyrine

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Papyrine is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.

Meaning

(obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
  2. (chiefly historical) A kind of parchment made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

Word Forms

Synonyms for papyrine

Depending on context, synonyms include papery, papyraceous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include papyral, papyrian, papyrean, papyric, papyritious, papyriferous.

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