The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tetracid \Tet*rac"id\, a. [Tetra + acid.] (Chem.)
Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid;
having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or
acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine,
C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Erythrite \E*ryth"rite\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s 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.