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Croc`o*dil"i*ty (-?-t?), n.
(Logic) A caption or sophistical mode of
arguing. [R.]

Cro"cois*ite (kr?"kois-?t), n. [Cf.
F. croco&?;se.] (Min.) Same as
Crocoite.

Cro"co*ite (kr?"k?-?t), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; saffron.] (Min.) Lead chromate occuring
in crystals of a bright hyacinth red color; -- called also red
lead ore.

Cro"con*ate (kr?"k?n-?t), n.
(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of croconic acid
with a base.

Cro*con"ic (kr?-k?n"?k), a. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; saffron.] 1. Of, pertaining to,
or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron; as,
croconic acid.

2. Pertaining to, or derived from,
croconic acid.

Croconic acid (Chem.), a yellow
crystalline substance,
C₅O₃(OH)₂, obtained from
potassium carboxide, rhodizonic acid, and various phenol and
quinone derivatives of benzene, and forming yellow or orange
colored salts.

Cro"cose (krō"kōs), n.
[Gr.


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