The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a
hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom;
-- called also erythrin or erythrine.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Erythrin \E*ryth"rin\, Erythrine \E*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr.
'eryqro`s 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.
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2. (Min.) See Erythrite, 2.
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