Thesaurus: erythrin
Alt. of Erythrine
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Definitions
- n. Alt. of Erythrine
- 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.
- n. Alt. of Erythrine