quinaldic acid

noun

quin·​al·​dic acid

(ˈ)kwi¦naldik-

variants or quinaldinic acid

¦kwiˌnal¦dinik-

: a crystalline acid C₉H₆NCOOH obtained especially by oxidation of quinaldine and used in chemical analysis; 2-quinoline-carboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary quinaldine + -ic

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