oxanilic acid

noun

ox·​a·​nil·​ic acid

¦äksə¦nilik-

: a crystalline acid C₆H₅NHCOCOOH obtained by heating oxalic acid with aniline; phenyl-oxamic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ox- entry 2 + anilic

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