Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of soluble starch which is colored red by iodine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A term applied by Brücke to a substance present in small amount in starch granules, colored red by iodine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A substance present in small amount in
starch granules , colouredred byiodine .
Etymologies
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erythro- + granulose
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Brucke gave the name erythrogranulose to a substance nearly related to granulose, but with a stronger affinity for iodine, and receiving from it not a blue but a red color.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Various
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