Erythrogen

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be contained in flowers.

II. Erythrogen ·noun Carbon disulphide;

— so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances.

III. Erythrogen ·noun A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.