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squaric acid

squaric acid noun: the compound 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione derived from cyclobutene.

Noun

squaric acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione derived from cyclobutene
    Synonyms:
    quadratic acid

Synonyms of squaric acid

Origin of squaric acid

square + -ic + acid, because its four carbon atoms form an approximate square.

Questions about squaric acid

What does squaric acid mean?
Squaric acid means the compound 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione derived from cyclobutene.
What part of speech is squaric acid?
Squaric acid is a noun.

Words near squaric acid in the dictionary

  1. squarewaves
  2. squarewise
  3. squarial
  4. squarials
  5. squaric
  6. squaric acid
  7. Squariel
  8. Squariels
  9. squaring
  10. squaring around
  11. squaring away

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