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xanthic acid

xanthic acid noun: any of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids of general formula ROCS₂H.

Noun

xanthic acid (plural xanthic acids)

  1. any of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids of general formula ROCS₂H

Forms of xanthic acid

pluralxanthic acids

Questions about xanthic acid

What does xanthic acid mean?
Xanthic acid means any of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids of general formula ROCS₂H.
What part of speech is xanthic acid?
Xanthic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthic acid?
The plural of xanthic acid is xanthic acids.

Words near xanthic acid in the dictionary

  1. xanthenyl
  2. Xanthi
  3. Xanthian
  4. Xanthians
  5. xanthic
  6. xanthic acid
  7. xanthic acids
  8. xanthid
  9. xanthide
  10. xanthides
  11. xanthids

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