orthocarbonic acid

noun

or·​tho·​carbonic acid

¦ȯ(r)(ˌ)thō+…-

: a hypothetical acid H₄CO₄ or C(OH)₄ known in the form of its esters

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + carbonic

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