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Erythrite

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; - called also erythrin or erythrine.

(2):

(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.

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