English Explanatory Dictionary

moronic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triterpenoid organic acid that is found in Pistacia resin.

Word forms

moronic acid moronic acids

Etymology

From morolic acid (the exocyclic hydroxy form), from mora (“tree of genus Mora”), morolic acid having been extracted from the species Mora excelsa.

Synonyms

ambronic acid
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