orsellinic acid

noun

or·​sel·​lin·​ic acid

¦ȯ(r)sə¦linik-

: a crystalline acid C₆H₂(OH)₂(CH₃)COOH found chiefly in combination in certain lichens; 4,6-dihydroxy-ortho-toluic acid

called also ortho-orsellinic acid

compare lecanoric acid

Word History

Etymology

orsellinic International Scientific Vocabulary orsellin- (from orselle + -in, chemical suffix) + -ic

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