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Erythrine
{
, E-ryth′rin
,E-ryth′rine
}Noun.
[Gr.
ἐρυθρόσ
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.