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Erythrite

E-ryth′rite

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἐρυθρόσ
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.
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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erythrite

erythrite

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English

Noun

erythrite (countable and uncountable, plural erythrites)

  1. (mineralogy) Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O).