erythrite
/ɪˈɹɪθɹaɪt/ noun
Forms erythrites
- noun (mineralogy) Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O).
Synonyms
Etymology
From erythr- + -ite.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun 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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