coumalic acid

noun

cou·​mal·​ic acid

(ˈ)kü¦malik-,

-mā-

variants or less commonly cumalic acid

(ˈ)kyü-

: a white crystalline acid C₆H₄O₄ formed by heating malic acid with sulfuric acid or zinc chloride; 5-coumalin-carboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary coumalic, blend of coumarin and malic

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