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Definition of Erythrite

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Erythrite

1. n. 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.

Definition of Erythrite

1. Noun. (minerology) Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erythrite

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Medical Definition of Erythrite

1. 1. A colourless 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. Now usu. Called erythritol, HO.CH2.CHOH.CHOH.CH2.OH Has coronary vasodilator activity. 2. A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; called also erythrin or erythrine. Origin: Gr. Red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Erythrite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1873)
"erythrite is a saccharine substance, existing ready-formed in ... consisting of neutral benzoyl-erythrite of benzoic acid. forms compound ethers, ..."

2. Wöhler's Outlines of Organic Chemistry by Friedrich Wöhler, Ira Remsen, Rudolph Fittig (1873)
"After the addition of alcohol, and after standing for some time, erythrite crystallizes out, and can then be purified by recrystallization. Properties. ..."

3. Dyeing and Calico Printing: Including an Account of the Most Recent by Frederick Crace Calvert, Charles Edward Groves, John Stenhouse (1876)
"The solution, containing orcin and erythrite, is filtered, the excess of lime ... As orcin is moderately soluble in hot benzene, whilst erythrite and the ..."

4. Fownes Manual of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical: A New American from by George Fownes (1885)
"erythrite is a saccharin« substance, existing ready formed in ... consisting of neutral benzoyl-erythrite, united with two molecules of benzoic acid. ..."

5. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"It is of a steel-gray color, metallic luster, and has a specific gravity of 4.75. erythrite or cobalt bloom is the name given to a hydrous cobalt arsenate ..."

6. Therapeutics of the circulation: Eight Lectures Delivered in the Spring of by Thomas Lauder Brunton (1908)
"... Cardiac Tonics—Removal of these Drawbacks by Combination—Vasodilators : amyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, hydroxylamine, nitroglycerine, nitro- erythrite, ..."

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