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lecanoric acid

lecanoric acid noun: an organic acid obtained from several species of lichens (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.).

Noun

lecanoric acid (uncountable)

  1. An organic acid obtained from several species of lichens (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.).
    Synonyms:
    diorsellinic acid, orsellic acid, lecanorin

Synonyms of lecanoric acid

Origin of lecanoric acid

Lecanora + -ic

Words formed from lecanoric acid

Questions about lecanoric acid

What does lecanoric acid mean?
Lecanoric acid means an organic acid obtained from several species of lichens (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.).
What part of speech is lecanoric acid?
Lecanoric acid is a noun.

Words near lecanoric acid in the dictionary

  1. lecanomancy
  2. lecanomantic
  3. lecanoraceous
  4. lecanorate
  5. lecanorates
  6. lecanoric acid
  7. lecanorin
  8. lecanorine
  9. lecanoroid
  10. LeCaptain
  11. Lecates

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