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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.
2.
(Min.)
See
Erythrite
, 2.