Meaning of phycite | Babel Free

Definitions

Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.

countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“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...”

“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.”

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