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Erythrite
E-ryth′rite
,Noun.
[Gr.
ἐρυθρόσ
red.] 1.
(Chem.)
A colorless crystalline substance,
C4H6.(OH)4
, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; – called also erythrol
, erythroglucin
, erythromannite
, pseudorcin
, cobalt bloom
, and under the name phycite
obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris
. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin. 2.
(Min.)
A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as
cobalt bloom
; – called also erythrin
or erythrine
.