'C20H22O10' definitions:

Definition of 'C20H22O10'

From: GCIDE
  • Erythrin \E*ryth"rin\, Erythrine \E*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]
  • 1. (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Min.) See Erythrite, 2. [1913 Webster]