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picroerythrin

picroerythrin noun: an organic compound found in lichens, related to erythrin.

Noun

picroerythrin (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound found in lichens, related to erythrin.

Origin of picroerythrin

picro- + erythrin

Questions about picroerythrin

What does picroerythrin mean?
Picroerythrin means an organic compound found in lichens, related to erythrin.
What part of speech is picroerythrin?
Picroerythrin is a noun.

Words near picroerythrin in the dictionary

  1. picrocarmine
  2. picrochromite
  3. picrochromites
  4. picrocrocin
  5. picrocrocine
  6. picroerythrin
  7. picrofuchsin
  8. picroindigocarmine
  9. picrol
  10. picrolichenic acid
  11. picrolite

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