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| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Erythrine": 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.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Erythrin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Erythrine": 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.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ERYTHRIN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |