cinchomeronic acid

noun

cin·​cho·​me·​ron·​ic acid

: a colorless crystalline acid C₅H₃N(COOH)₂ made by oxidizing cinchonine, quinine, or isoquinoline; 3,4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cinchomeronic (from cinchonine + mer- + -onic) + acid; originally formed as German cinchomeronsäure

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