{ Fran`gi*pan"i (?), Fran`gi*pan"ni (?) }, n. [Another spelling of
frangipane.] A perfume derived from, or imitating the odor of, the
flower of the red jasmine, a West Indian tree of the genus Plumeria.
{ Fran*gu"lic (?), Fran`gu*lin"ic (?) }, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
drived from, frangulin, or a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the
buckthorn.
Frangulinic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, resembling
alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of frangulin.
Fran"gu*lin (?), n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as
a glucoside, extracted from a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the
buckthorn; -- called also rhamnoxanthin.
Fran"ion (?), n. [Perh. from F. fainÈant an idler.] A paramour; a loose
woman; also, a gay, idle fellow. [Obs.] Spenser.