erythrite
NounSynonyms:
cobalt bloom
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenicSynonyms: cobalt bloom
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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.