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phycites

phycites is the plural of phycite.

Meaning of phycite

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

Questions about phycites

What is phycites the plural of?
Phycites is the plural of phycite.

Words near phycites in the dictionary

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

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