pyromellitic acid

noun

py·​ro·​mellitic acid

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: a crystalline acid C₆H₂(COOH)₄ that is formed by the distilling of mellitic acid; 1,2,4,5-benzene-tetracarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

pyromellitic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + mellitic

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