pyrocinchonic acid

noun

py·​ro·​cinchonic acid

¦pī(ˌ)rō+…-

: an unstable dicarboxylic acid C₄H₆(COOH)₂ obtained usually in the form of its crystalline anhydride by pyrolysis of cinchonic acid; dimethyl-maleic acid

Word History

Etymology

pyrocinchonic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + cinchonic

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