Er*got"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid.
Er"go*tin (?), n. (Med.) An extract made from ergot.
Er"go*tine (?). (Chem.) A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.
Er"go*tism (?), n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Er"got*ism (?), n. [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.
Er"got*ized (?), a. Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye.
{ Er"i*ach (?), Er"ic (?), } n. [Ir. eiric.] (Old Irish Law) A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of the murdered person.
E*ri"ca (?), n. [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. &?;.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.
Er`i*ca"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
E*ric"i*nol (*rs"*nl), n. [NL. ericaceae the Heath family + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.
E*ri"ci*us (?), n. [L., a hedgehog.] The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipd, which in the "Authorized Version" is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine.