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erythrogen

erythrogen noun: carbon disulfide.

Noun

erythrogen (uncountable)

  1. carbon disulfide
  2. A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
  3. A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.

Origin of erythrogen

From erythro- + -gen.

Questions about erythrogen

What does erythrogen mean?
Erythrogen means carbon disulfide.
What part of speech is erythrogen?
Erythrogen is a noun.

Words near erythrogen in the dictionary

  1. erythroenzymopathies
  2. erythroenzymopathy
  3. erythroferrone
  4. erythrofuranose
  5. erythrofuranoses
  6. erythrogen
  7. erythrogenesis
  8. erythrogenic
  9. erythroglaucin
  10. erythroglucin
  11. erythrogram

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