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roccellic acid

roccellic acid noun: a dibasic acid, C₁₇H₃₂O₄, of the oxalic series, found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens.

Noun

roccellic acid (uncountable)

  1. A dibasic acid, C₁₇H₃₂O₄, of the oxalic series, found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens.

Origin of roccellic acid

From French roccellique, from roccelle (“archil”), from Italian roccella, from rocca (“a rock”), because archil grows on rock.

Questions about roccellic acid

What does roccellic acid mean?
Roccellic acid means a dibasic acid, C₁₇H₃₂O₄, of the oxalic series, found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens.
What part of speech is roccellic acid?
Roccellic acid is a noun.

Words near roccellic acid in the dictionary

  1. rocambolesque
  2. Rocas
  3. roccella
  4. roccellaceous
  5. roccellas
  6. roccellic acid
  7. roccellin
  8. roccelline
  9. Rocchio
  10. Rocchios
  11. Rocco

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