E-rȳth'ro-gen, n.
n. [Gr. ἐρυθρός, red, and γεννᾶν, to produce.] (Chem.) A crystalline, fatty substance obtained from diseased bile;—so called from the reddish or purple color of some of its compounds.
n. [Gr. ἐρυθρός, red, and γεννᾶν, to produce.] (Chem.) A crystalline, fatty substance obtained from diseased bile;—so called from the reddish or purple color of some of its compounds.