cresotinic acid

noun

cres·​o·​tin·​ic acid

¦kresə¦tinik-,

-rēs-

: cresotic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cresotinic (from cresot- + -in + -ic) + acid; probably originally formed as German kresotinsäure

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