rub i chloric

[Mod. Lat. rub i ( a ), and Gr. chloros.] Contained in, or derived from Rubia tinctorum. rub i chloric-acid, s. Chem.: C14H1609 (7). An acid found in the root and leaves of Rubia tinctorum , and separated from an aqueous solution by basic acetate of lead in presence of ammonia. It forms a colorle or slightly yellow ma , having a faint nauseous taste, easily soluble in water and alcohol, and is converted by heating with hydrochloric acid into dark green flocks of chlorarubin. Rû bi côn, s . (Lat.) A small stream of Italy, falling into the Adriatic to the north of Ariminum. It formed in part the northern boundary of Italia Propria , and on this account the Roman generals were forbidden to pa the Rubicon with an armed force, under dreadful imprecations, and to do s0 was considered equivalent to a declaration of war. According to the story, Cæsar cro ed the Rubicon with his army at the breaking out of the civil war with Pompey, exclaiming, "The die is cast!" Hence the phrase, To cro (or pa ) the Rubicon = to take a decisive step in any enterprise. The position of the Rubicon has not been clearly ascertained; some identify it with Fiumesimo, some with Lusa, and others with Pisatello. rû-bi-cund, a. [Lat. rubicund us, from rubeo = to be red; Fr. rubiconde.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Inclining to redne , ruddy. (Said especially of the face.) "And this way turns his rubicund, round face." Long fellow: Golden Legend, v. 2. Bot . Blushing, rosy red. ru-bi-cund-i-ty, s. [Eng. rubicund ; -ity .] The quality or state of being rubicund.