comanic acid

noun

co·​man·​ic acid

(ˈ)kō¦manik-

: a crystalline acid C₅H₃O₂COOH obtained by partial decarboxylation of chelidonic acid; 1,4-pyrone-2-carboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of comenic acid

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