English dictionary
erythrin
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noun
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A colorless crystalline substance, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>10</sub>, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of <i>Rocella</i>. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also <i>erythric</i> acid.
Source: webster1913