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tetrinic acid

tetrinic acid noun: a complex ketonic acid, C₅H₆O₃.

Noun

tetrinic acid (uncountable)

  1. A complex ketonic acid, C₅H₆O₃.
    Synonyms:
    acetylacrylic acid

Synonyms of tetrinic acid

  • acetylacrylic acid

Origin of tetrinic acid

See tetra- (“four”). It was once supposed to contain a peculiar radical of four carbon atoms.

Questions about tetrinic acid

What does tetrinic acid mean?
Tetrinic acid means a complex ketonic acid, C₅H₆O₃.
What part of speech is tetrinic acid?
Tetrinic acid is a noun.

Words near tetrinic acid in the dictionary

  1. tetricity
  2. Tetrick
  3. Tetricks
  4. tetrigid
  5. tetrigids
  6. tetrinic acid
  7. tetriodide
  8. tetriodides
  9. tetris
  10. Tetris effect
  11. Tetris-like

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