English Explanatory Dictionary

leuconic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish-white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid.
Cyclopentanepentone.

Word forms

leuconic acid

Etymology

Blend of leuco- + croconic.

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