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xeronic acid

xeronic acid noun: an acid with chemical formula C₈H₁₂O₄, related to fumaric acid.

Noun

xeronic acid (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) An acid with chemical formula C₈H₁₂O₄, related to fumaric acid.
    • The empirical formula of xeronic acid shows that it is homologous with citraconic acid, but it possesses properties very different from this, inasmuch as it does not combine either with nascent hydrogen or with bromine.1884, Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, A Treatise on chemistry: Volume 3

Origin of xeronic acid

From xero- + -n- + -ic, from the acid's tendency to form its anhydride.

Words formed from xeronic acid

Questions about xeronic acid

What does xeronic acid mean?
Xeronic acid means an acid with chemical formula C₈H₁₂O₄, related to fumaric acid.
What part of speech is xeronic acid?
Xeronic acid is a noun.

Words near xeronic acid in the dictionary

  1. xeromorphs
  2. xeromorphy
  3. xeromycteria
  4. xeronate
  5. xeronic
  6. xeronic acid
  7. xerophage
  8. xerophages
  9. xerophagia
  10. xerophagic
  11. xerophagies

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