hydantoic acid

noun

hy·​dan·​to·​ic acid

¦hīˌdan‧¦tōik-

: a white crystalline acid NH₂CONHCH₂COOH obtained especially by boiling hydantoin with alkalies

Word History

Etymology

hydantoic International Scientific Vocabulary hydrogen + allantoic

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