mellitic acid

noun

mel·​lit·​ic acid

(ˈ)me¦|litik-,

məˈ|

: a crystalline acid C₆(COOH)₆ occurring in the form of its aluminum salt as the mineral mellite and also made synthetically (as by oxidation of coal or graphite); benzene-hexa-carboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

mellite + -ic

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