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.
ERYTHRISM
E*ryth"rism, n. Etym: [Gr. érythrisme.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism.
ERYTHRITE
E*ryth"rite, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Chem.)
Defn: 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.
2. (Min.)