chelidonic acid

noun

chel·​i·​don·​ic acid

¦kelə¦dänik-

: a crystalline acid C₇H₄O₆ occurring combined in celandine sap and in white hellebore roots; 4-pyrone-2,6-dicarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chelidonic (from Greek chelidonion celandine + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic) + acid; originally formed as German chelidonsäure

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