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phycite

phycite noun: erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.

Noun

phycite (countable and uncountable, plural phycites)

  1. (obsolete) Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.
    • The elementary composition of phycite is as follows: — Carbon 39.33 Hydrogen 8.25 Oxygen 52.46 which is represented by the formula C¹² H¹⁵O¹², in consequence of its relations...1853, William Francis, The Chemical Gazette, page 200
    • Phycite is a saccharine substance obtained from an Alga, the Protococcus vulgaris, known under the name “Phycie.”1853, American Journal of Science

Forms of phycite

pluralphycites

Origin of phycite

From phyco- + -ite.

Questions about phycite

What does phycite mean?
Phycite means erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.
What part of speech is phycite?
Phycite is a noun.
What is the plural of phycite?
The plural of phycite is phycites.

Words near phycite in the dictionary

  1. phy ed
  2. phychical
  3. phychostimulant
  4. phycid
  5. phycids
  6. phycite
  7. phycites
  8. phycitid
  9. phycitids
  10. phyco-
  11. phycobilin

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