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cochinelic acid

cochinelic acid noun: an organic compound: C₁₀H₈O₇, derived from phenylhydrazone.

Noun

cochinelic acid (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound: C₁₀H₈O₇, derived from phenylhydrazone.
    • These have been termed cochinic acid C₉H₈O₅, a body very soluble in alcohol, but nearly insoluble in water, melting at 293° with decomposition : and cochinelic acid, C₁₀H₈O₇, which forms crystalline needles melting at 224° to 225°.1902, Ernest John Parry, John Henry Coste, The Chemistry of Pigments, page 202
    • When heated with sulphuric acid, this dicarboxylic acid forms cochinelic acid and carbon dioxide.1909, Journal of the Chemical Society, page 486

Questions about cochinelic acid

What does cochinelic acid mean?
Cochinelic acid means an organic compound: C₁₀H₈O₇, derived from phenylhydrazone.
What part of speech is cochinelic acid?
Cochinelic acid is a noun.

Words near cochinelic acid in the dictionary

  1. cochineal
  2. cochineal fig
  3. cochineal figs
  4. cochinealed
  5. cochineals
  6. cochinelic acid
  7. cochinille
  8. cochinita pibil
  9. Cochins
  10. Cochirleanca
  11. Cochise County

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