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nitranilic acid

nitranilic acid noun: a complex organic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-3,6-dinitrocyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione, produced by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone.

Noun

nitranilic acid (uncountable)

  1. A complex organic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-3,6-dinitrocyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione, produced by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone

Origin of nitranilic acid

From nitro- + chloranil + -ic.

Questions about nitranilic acid

What does nitranilic acid mean?
Nitranilic acid means a complex organic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-3,6-dinitrocyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione, produced by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone.
What part of speech is nitranilic acid?
Nitranilic acid is a noun.

Words near nitranilic acid in the dictionary

  1. nitramine
  2. nitramines
  3. nitrammite
  4. nitranilate
  5. nitranilates
  6. nitranilic acid
  7. nitraniline
  8. nitranilines
  9. nitraquazone
  10. nitraries
  11. nitrary

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