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erythrin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Erythrin \E*ryth"rin\, Erythrine \E*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, {C20H22O10}, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of {Rocella}. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it Called also {erythric} acid. 2. (Min.) See {Erythrite}, 2. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as {cobalt bloom}; -- called also {erythrin} or {erythrine}.
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