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trigenic acid

trigenic acid noun: an acid, C₄H₇N₃O₂, obtained by the action of cyanic acid vapour on cold aldehyde.

Noun

trigenic acid (uncountable)

  1. An acid, C₄H₇N₃O₂, obtained by the action of cyanic acid vapour on cold aldehyde.

Origin of trigenic acid

So called because it is supposed to contain the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.

Questions about trigenic acid

What does trigenic acid mean?
Trigenic acid means an acid, C₄H₇N₃O₂, obtained by the action of cyanic acid vapour on cold aldehyde.
What part of speech is trigenic acid?
Trigenic acid is a noun.

Words near trigenic acid in the dictionary

  1. trigeneration
  2. trigenerational
  3. trigenerative
  4. trigeneric
  5. trigenic
  6. trigenic acid
  7. trigenomic
  8. trigenous
  9. Triger process
  10. trigermane
  11. trigesimal

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