Phycite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phycite is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, obsolete) Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.
Meaning
(organic chemistry, obsolete) Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.
Example Sentences
Phycite is a saccharine substance obtained from an Alga, the Protococcus vulgaris, known under the name “Phycie.”
Although this new substance, phycite, (as he calls it) is very sweet, M. Lamy objects to its being called a sugar.
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.
Word Forms
- phycites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pyrocatechin, erythrol, erythrityl, erythrophleine, phycoerythrine, erythroglucin.
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