ERYTHRITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erythrite mean? 

• ERYTHRITE (noun)
  The noun ERYTHRITE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: ERYTHRITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERYTHRITE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cobalt bloom; erythrite

Hypernyms ("erythrite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)