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chelidonic acid

chelidonic acid noun: a heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.

Noun

chelidonic acid (uncountable)

  1. A heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.
    • Chelidonic acid can be prepared in two steps from diethyl oxalate and acetone.

Origin of chelidonic acid

See celandine.

Questions about chelidonic acid

What does chelidonic acid mean?
Chelidonic acid means a heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.
What part of speech is chelidonic acid?
Chelidonic acid is a noun.

Words near chelidonic acid in the dictionary

  1. chelicerates
  2. chelid
  3. chelidamic
  4. chelidamic acid
  5. chelidon
  6. chelidonic acid
  7. chelidonine
  8. chelidonius
  9. chelidons
  10. chelidostatin
  11. chelids

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