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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


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).

Source: Wiktionary


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



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