stryphnic acid
Meanings
noun
- A supposed nitrogenous acid obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, later found to be a mixture of allantoin with oxaluric acid and oxalic acid.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρυφνός (struphnós, “astringent”) + -ic, from its bitter taste.
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