phycite noun1 •(no longer used) Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.The elementary composition of phycite is as follows: — Carbon 39.33 Hydrogen 8.25 Oxygen 52.46 which is represented by the formula C¹² H¹⁵O¹², in consequence of its relations... — 1853 formsphycites
