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erythrin
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
[1913 Webster]
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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From 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) See Erythrite, 2. [1913 Webster]
