moroxylic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acid derived from the mulberry.

Word forms

moroxylic acid

Etymology

Latin morus (“mulberry tree”) + Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ic + acid. Named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth

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