(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:28:27

Er`y*thro"le*ic (?), a. [Gr. red + L. oleum oil.] Chem.

Having a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.

 

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