ERYTHRITE
erythrite, cobalt bloom
(noun) a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic
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Etymology
Noun
erythrite (countable and uncountable, plural erythrites)
(mineral) Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O).
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E*ryth"rite, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous
arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; -- called also
erythrin or erythrine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition