"Erythrine" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
See Erythrite, 2.
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An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear.
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Read the complete definitionA white, crystalline, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C9H9NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.
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Read the complete definitionAn orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of …
Read the complete definitionThe name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage.
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