pyrenic acid

noun

py·​renic acid

(ˈ)pī¦rē|nik-,

-re|

: a yellow crystalline tricyclic keto dicarboxylic acid C₁₃H₆O(COOH)₂ formed by the oxidation of pyrene

Word History

Etymology

pyrenic International Scientific Vocabulary pyrene + -ic

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