allanic acid

noun

al·​lan·​ic acid

əˈlanik-

: a crystalline acid C₄H₅N₅O₅ formed by the action of fuming nitric acid on allantoin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary allantoin + -ic

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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