C. ladaniferus. citar (sit'ar)

Sodium an hydro methylene citrate (Na^CTHeO). A proprietary preparation claimed to be useful for gout and rheumatism. citrcitro-. Combining form of Lat., citwords.rus, citron; used as a prefix in compound citral (sit'ral). An unsaturated aliphatic aldehyd (CH3)2C:CH(CH2):CH-CHO, present in lemon oil. citrate (sit'rat). A salt of citric acid. citrean (sit're-an). Resembling the citron. cit'ric. Derived from fruits of the genus Citrus, such as the lemon and the lime. c. acid. See under acid, syrup of c. acid. See syrup us acid i citric i, under syrup us [U. S. Ph.]. [Lat., citric us.] cit'rine. Lemon-colored; as a citrate of glyceryl. c. ointment. See unguentum hydrargyri nitratis, under hydrargyrum. citromel (sit'ro-mel). A solution of citric acid in honey, slightly diluted with water. [Lat., citrus, the lemon tree, -f mel, honey.] cit'ron. i. The ripe fruit of Citrus medic a. 2. A popular name for candied lemon peel and for candied melon peel, acid of c. Citric acid. [Gr., kitron, kitrion, kitromelon.l Citronella (sit-ron-el'lah). i. Of Don, a genus of plants of the order Olacineae. corresponding to the genus Villa res i a of Ruiz and Pavon. 2. Lemon gra , the name of several plants furnishing c. oil, or similar oils (such as those obtained from Andropogon nard us, Andropogon schaenanthus. c. oil. The e ential oil of several species of Andropogon. It has an aromatic odor and pungent taste. It is applied to the skin to repel mosquito bites.