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Webster 1913 Edition
Erythrogen
E-ryth′ro-gen
,Noun.
[Gr.
ἐρυθρόσ
red + -gen
.] (Chem.)
(a)
Carbon disulphide; – so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances.
(b)
A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be contained in flowers.
(c)
A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
Definition 2024
erythrogen
erythrogen
English
Noun
erythrogen (uncountable)
- carbon disulphide
- A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
- A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.