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tetronic acid

tetronic acid noun: a chemical compound, a γ-lactone, with the molecular formula C₄H₄O₃.

Noun

tetronic acid (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound, a γ-lactone, with the molecular formula C₄H₄O₃.

Words formed from tetronic acid

Questions about tetronic acid

What does tetronic acid mean?
Tetronic acid means a chemical compound, a γ-lactone, with the molecular formula C₄H₄O₃.
What part of speech is tetronic acid?
Tetronic acid is a noun.

Words near tetronic acid in the dictionary

  1. tetronate
  2. tetronates
  3. tetrone
  4. tetronerythrin
  5. tetrones
  6. tetronic acid
  7. tetronomycin
  8. tetroon
  9. tetroons
  10. tetroquinone
  11. Tetros

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