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leuconic acid

leuconic acid noun: a complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish-white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid.

Noun

leuconic acid (uncountable)

  1. A complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish-white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid.
  2. Cyclopentanepentone.

Origin of leuconic acid

Blend of leuco- + croconic.

Questions about leuconic acid

What does leuconic acid mean?
Leuconic acid means a complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish-white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid.
What part of speech is leuconic acid?
Leuconic acid is a noun.

Words near leuconic acid in the dictionary

  1. leucomycin
  2. leucomycins
  3. leucon
  4. leuconephelinite
  5. leuconephelinites
  6. leuconic acid
  7. leuconid
  8. leuconids
  9. leuconoid
  10. leuconorite
  11. leuconorites

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