English dictionary
erythrite
/I/'r/I//T/r/aI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic
Synonyms cobalt bloomSource: WordNet 3.0
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A colorless crystalline substance, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub>.(OH)<sub>4</sub>, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of <i>erythrin</i>; -- called also <i>erythrol</i>, <i>erythroglucin</i>, <i>erythromannite</i>, <i>pseudorcin</i>, <i>cobalt bloom</i>, and under the name <i>phycite</i> obtained from the alga <i>Protococcus vulgaris</i>. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
Source: webster1913