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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ERYTHRIN; ERYTHRINE

E *ryth "rin, E *ryth "rine, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

1. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A colorless crystalline substance, C2 H22O1 , 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. (Min. )

 

Defn: See Erythrite, 2.

 

ERYTHRINA

Er `y *thri "na, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.

 

Duden Dictionary

Erythrin

Ery th rin , Ery thrin Substantiv, maskulin , der |Erythr i n |Kobaltblüte, pfirsichblütenrotes Mineral

 

Erythrin

Ery th rin , Ery thrin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Erythr i n |das Erythrin; Genitiv: des Erythrins, Plural: die Erythrine 1 ein organischer Farbstoff 2 in verschiedenen Flechtenarten vorkommender Ester des Erythrits