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Showing words for ORCHIL using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Orchil
orchil
5 Letter Words for Orchil
chirl, chiro, chlor, choil, choir, choli, ichor, lochi, loric
4 Letter Words for Orchil
chil, chol, cirl, clio, coil, coir, coli, croh, hiro, holi, icho, lich, loci, loir, lori, orch, rich, roch, roil
3 Letter Words for Orchil
chi, cho, cir, cli, clo, clr, col, cor, crl, cro, hcl, hic, hir, hoc, hoi, hol, hor, ich, ilo, lir, loc, lor, och, oil, orc, orl, rho, rio, roc, roi
Definitions for Orchil
[1] a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
[2] any lichen yielding this dye.
[3] any of various lichens, esp any of the genera Roccella, Dendrographa, and Lecanora
[4] Also called: cudbear a purplish dye obtained by treating these lichens with aqueous ammonia: contains orcinol, orcein, and litmus
Words nearby Orchil
orchidology, orchidometer, orchidotomy, orchiectomy, orchiepididymitis, orchil, orchio-, orchiocele, orchiopathy, orchiopexy, orchioplasty
Origin of Orchil
Borrowed into English from Old French around 1475–85
Word origin for Orchil
C15: from Old French orcheil, of uncertain origin