chrysanthemumic acid

noun

chry·​san·​the·​mum·​ic acid

: an acid C₉H₁₅COOH that occurs in the form of esters in pyrethrum flowers

called also chrysanthemummonocarboxylic acid

compare pyrethrin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Chrysanthemum + English -ic

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