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furilic acid

furilic acid noun: a resin, (C₄H₃O)₂C(OH)CO₂H derived from furile by a reaction with aqueous potassium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid.

Noun

furilic acid (uncountable)

  1. A resin, (C₄H₃O)₂C(OH)CO₂H derived from furile by a reaction with aqueous potassium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid.
    • Another example of benzilic acid rerrangement is the rearrangement of furil into furilic acid.2005, Rajpal Tyagi, Organic Reactions: Mechanism With Problems, page 54

Origin of furilic acid

From furile + -ic + acid.

Questions about furilic acid

What does furilic acid mean?
Furilic acid means a resin, (C₄H₃O)₂C(OH)CO₂H derived from furile by a reaction with aqueous potassium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid.
What part of speech is furilic acid?
Furilic acid is a noun.

Words near furilic acid in the dictionary

  1. furigana
  2. furikake
  3. furil
  4. furile
  5. furilic
  6. furilic acid
  7. furimazine
  8. furin
  9. furins
  10. furiosant
  11. furiosity

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