Erythroleic

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

  Erythroleic \Er`y*thro"le*ic\, a. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + L. oleum
     oil.] (Chem.)
     Having a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a
     purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.
     [1913 Webster]