Erythrogen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erythrogen \E*ryth"ro*gen\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + -gen.]
     (Chem.)
     (a) Carbon disulphide; -- so called from certain red
         compounds which it produces in combination with other
         substances.
     (b) A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be


         contained in flowers.
     (c) A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile,
         which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or
         ammonia.
         [1913 Webster]