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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) See Erythrite, 2.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Erythrine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/erythrine.html. 1828.
 
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