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CIDE DICTIONARY

erythrine

CIDE DICTIONARY

erythrinen. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  See Erythrite, 2.  [1913 Webster]

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