talonic acid

noun

ta·​lon·​ic acid

təˈlänik-

: a crystalline acid HOCH₂(CHOH)₄COOH formed by oxidation of talose but more readily obtained by heating galactonic acid with pyridine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary talon- (irregular from galactonic acid) + -ic; originally formed as German talonsäure

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