Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Chlorophane (Page: 250)

Chlo"ro*phane (?), n. [Gr. light green + to show: cf. F. chlorophane.]

1. (Min.) A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light.

2. (Physiol.) The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane.