comenic acid

noun

co·​men·​ic acid

(ˈkō¦menik-,

-mēn-

: a yellow crystalline acid, C₅H₃O₃COOH formed from meconic acid; 5-hydroxy-1,4-pyrone-2-carboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary comenic (anagram of meconic) + acid

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