'Erythrine' definitions:
Definition of 'Erythrine'
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]
Definition of 'erythrine'
From: GCIDE
- [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; -- called also erythrin or erythrine. [1913 Webster]