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hemimellitic

hemimellitic adjective: having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid.

Adjective

hemimellitic (not comparable)

  1. Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid.
    • hemimellitic acid
    • hemimellitic anhydrides

Origin of hemimellitic

From hemi- + mellitic.

Phrases with hemimellitic

Questions about hemimellitic

What does hemimellitic mean?
Hemimellitic means having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid.
What part of speech is hemimellitic?
Hemimellitic is an adjective.

Words near hemimellitic in the dictionary

  1. hemimegaloencephaly
  2. hemimelia
  3. hemimelias
  4. hemimelic
  5. hemimellitene
  6. hemimellitic
  7. hemimellitic acid
  8. hemimembrane
  9. hemimembranes
  10. hemimerid
  11. hemimeridian

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