durylic acid
durylic acid noun: an acid derived from durene, C₁₀H₁₂O₂, that forms needlelike crystals.
Noun
durylic acid (usually uncountable, plural durylic acids)
- An acid derived from durene, C₁₀H₁₂O₂, that forms needlelike crystals.
- formed from durene and durylic acid by prolonged boiling with dilute nitric acid, crystallises in long transparent prisms, and sublimes at a high temperature.1886, Henry Watts, George Fownes, Sir William Augustus Tilden, Watts Manual of Chemistry, page 567
- The process consists in the transformation of the ketone by sodium hypobromite into durylic acid, and the subsequent oxidation of the latter with potassium permanganate.1912, William Hobson Mills, “The Preparation of Durylic and Pyromellitic Acids”, in The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, volume 106, page 287
Forms of durylic acid
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Questions about durylic acid
- What does durylic acid mean?
- Durylic acid means an acid derived from durene, C₁₀H₁₂O₂, that forms needlelike crystals.
- What part of speech is durylic acid?
- Durylic acid is a noun.
- What is the plural of durylic acid?
- The plural of durylic acid is durylic acids.
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