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Erythrine
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noun
Erythrine
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Erythrin
n.
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.
2.
(Min.) See Erythrite, 2.
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