Bible Dictionaries
Erythrogen

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Carbon disulphide; - so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances.

(2):

(n.) A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.

(3):

(n.) A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be contained in flowers.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Erythrogen'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/erythrogen.html. 1828.